Adhesion-based simple capture and recovery of circulating tumor cells using a blood-compatible and thermo-responsive polymer-coated substrate

Takashi Hoshiba, Toshihiko Orui, Chiho Endo, Kazuhiro Sato, Ayano Yoshihiro, Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka

RSC Advances · 2016 · 25 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been a focus of study for metastatic cancer diagnostics, in <italic>in vitro</italic> anti-cancer drug screening to decide the chemotherapeutic course, and cancer biology research.

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