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Cluster sizing of cancer cells by rail-based serial gap filtration in stopped-flow, continuous sedimentation mode

Glynn, Macdara orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6347-4348, Nwankire, Charles, Kinahan, David J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1968-2016 and Ducrée, Jens orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0366-1897 (2015) Cluster sizing of cancer cells by rail-based serial gap filtration in stopped-flow, continuous sedimentation mode. In: 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2015 ), 18-22 Jan 2015, Estoril, Portugal. ISBN 978-1-4799-7955-4

Abstract
In addition detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in blood, the presence of multi-cellular clusters has recently been identified to carry further information pertaining to patient outcome. We present a label-free method of measuring the range and load of clusters in a blood sample using a size-exclusion rail operated by centrifugal microfluidics. A negative selection strategy first enriches clusters from a whole blood sample; these clusters are then processed along the rail where they resolve to a series of collection bins according to size. Analysis of the occupancy of these bins then provides metrics on the cancer-cell load carried in the blood.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Blood; Cells (biology); Rails; Microfluidics; Electron tubes; Cancer; Tumors;
Subjects:Biological Sciences > Microfluidics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Research Institutes and Centres > Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI)
Published in: 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). . IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4799-7955-4
Publisher:IEEE
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050919
Copyright Information:© 2015 IEEE
Funders:Enterprise Ireland under grant No. CF 2011 1317, the ERDF and the Science Foundation Ireland under grant No 10/CE/B 1821.
ID Code:28815
Deposited On:24 Jul 2023 15:10 by David Kinahan . Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 13:05
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