Rational design of materials interface for efficient capture of circulating tumor cells

• Main Authors: Chandran, Bevita Kallupalathinkal, Li, Yong-Qiang, Lim, Chwee Teck, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Circulating Tumor Cells; Material Interface; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89729; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46338
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Originating from primary tumors and penetrating into blood circulation, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a vital role in understanding the biology of metastasis and have great potential for early cancer diagnosis, prognosis and personalized therapy. By exploiting the specific biophysical and bioc...