Inertial focusing of cancer cell lines in curvilinear microchannels
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare cancer cells, which originate from the primary tumors and migrate to the bloodstream. Separation of CTCs from blood is critical because metastatic CTCs might hold different genomic and phenotypic properties compared to primary tumor cells. In this regard, accu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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Series: | Micro and Nano Engineering |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590007219300024 |