The effect of hemodynamic shear forces on the apoptosis of breast cancer cells

• Main Author: Ng, Jason.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54067
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cancer metastasis is characterized by the uncontrolled cell proliferation, spreading of carcinoma cells to other sites of the human body and accounts for around 90% of human cancer-related deaths. Currently, the effect of hemodynamic shear forces on the apoptosis of cancer cells is poorly understood...