In-flow measurement of cell–cell adhesion using oscillatory inertial microfluidics
Baris R. Mutlu, Taronish D. Dubash, Claudius Dietsche, Avanish Mishra, Arzu Özbey, Kevin Keim, Jon F., Daniel A. Haber, Shyamala Maheswaran, Mehmet Toner
Abstract
> 542 nN). Our system can be used with other cancer or noncancer cells without restrictions, and may be used for rapid screening of drugs aiming to disrupt the highly-metastatic CTC clusters in circulation.
Topics & Concepts
MicrofluidicsInertial frame of referenceAdhesionCell adhesionCellNanotechnologyMaterials scienceFlow (mathematics)Inertial measurement unitMechanicsChemistryEngineeringPhysicsClassical mechanicsAerospace engineeringComposite materialBiochemistryMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchCellular Mechanics and Interactions