Circulating Tumor Cells Trapping on a Porous Membrane (IMAGE)

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Circulating Tumor Cells Trapping on a Porous Membrane

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Pathology labs mounted on chips are set to revolutionize the detection and treatment of cancer by using devices as thin as a human hair to analyze bodily fluids. The technology, known as microfluidics, promises portable, cheap devices that could enable widespread screening for early signs of cancer and help to develop personalized treatments for patients, said Ciprian Iliescu, a co-author of a review of microfluidic methods for cancer analysis published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. This image shows circulating tumor cells trapping on a porous membrane using microfluidics (scale bar is 10 micrometers).

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Florina Silvia Iliescu

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