High-throughput and high-purity separation of malignant tumor cells in pleural and peritoneal effusions using interfacial elasto-inertial microfluidics
Nan Xiang, Zhonghua Ni, Dan Wu
Abstract
We developed an interfacial elasto-inertial microfluidic device for the high-throughput and high-purity separation of malignant tumor cells (MTCs) from pleural and peritoneal effusions.
Topics & Concepts
MicrofluidicsSeparation (statistics)Biomedical engineeringThroughputMaterials sciencePeritoneal EffusionMedicineNanotechnologyComputer scienceSurgeryEffusionWirelessMachine learningTelecommunicationsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchCancer Cells and Metastasis