The selection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) directly from blood as a real-time liquid
biopsy has received increasing attention over the past ten years, and further analysis of …

Microfluidics describes the study of systems that operate fluids at miniature scales, often in
microchannels. It is powerful in scaling down biological experiments by many orders of …

Passive and label-free microfluidic devices have no complex external accessories or
detection-interfering label particles. These devices are now widely used in medical and …

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), countries around the world
have suffered heavy losses of life and property. The global pandemic poses a challenge to …

Cell separation has consistently been a pivotal technology of sample preparation in
biomedical research. Compared with conventional bulky cell separation technologies …

Deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) is a promising method showing great potential in
achieving high-resolution separation of suspended particles based on their size, through the …

The isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) directly from blood, as a liquid biopsy, could
lead to a paradigm shift in cancer clinical care by providing an earlier diagnosis, a more …

Over the past decade, the detection and analysis of liquid biopsy biomarkers such as
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) have advanced …

Tumor metastasis is one of the main causes of cancer incidence and death worldwide. In the
process of tumor metastasis, the isolation and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) …

Understanding cancer heterogeneity is essential to finding diverse genetic mutations in
metastatic cancers. Thus, it is critical to isolate all types of CTCs to identify accurate cancer …