Circulating tumor cells: biology and clinical significance
D Lin, L Shen, M Luo, K Zhang, J Li, Q Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells that have sloughed off the primary tumor and
extravasate into and circulate in the blood. Understanding of the metastatic cascade of CTCs …
extravasate into and circulate in the blood. Understanding of the metastatic cascade of CTCs …
Biomedical applications of microfluidic devices: a review
Both passive and active microfluidic chips are used in many biomedical and chemical
applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive …
applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive …
Channel innovations for inertial microfluidics
W Tang, S Zhu, D Jiang, L Zhu, J Yang, N Xiang - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Inertial microfluidics has gained significant attention since first being proposed in 2007
owing to the advantages of simplicity, high throughput, precise manipulation, and freedom …
owing to the advantages of simplicity, high throughput, precise manipulation, and freedom …
Droplet-based microfluidics in biomedical applications
Droplet-based microfluidic systems have been employed to manipulate discrete fluid
volumes with immiscible phases. Creating the fluid droplets at microscale has led to a …
volumes with immiscible phases. Creating the fluid droplets at microscale has led to a …
Aerogel‐based biomaterials for biomedical applications: From fabrication methods to disease‐targeting applications
Aerogel‐based biomaterials are increasingly being considered for biomedical applications
due to their unique properties such as high porosity, hierarchical porous network, and large …
due to their unique properties such as high porosity, hierarchical porous network, and large …
Gut-on-a-chip: Current progress and future opportunities
Organ-on-a-chip technology tries to mimic the complexity of native tissues in vitro. Important
progress has recently been made in using this technology to study the gut with and without …
progress has recently been made in using this technology to study the gut with and without …
In-situ transfer vat photopolymerization for transparent microfluidic device fabrication
While vat photopolymerization has many advantages over soft lithography in fabricating
microfluidic devices, including efficiency and shape complexity, it has difficulty achieving …
microfluidic devices, including efficiency and shape complexity, it has difficulty achieving …
Recent microfluidic advances in submicron to nanoparticle manipulation and separation
Manipulation and separation of submicron and nanoparticles are indispensable in many
chemical, biological, medical, and environmental applications. Conventional technologies …
chemical, biological, medical, and environmental applications. Conventional technologies …
Multiphysics microfluidics for cell manipulation and separation: a review
Multiphysics microfluidics, which combines multiple functional physical processes in a
microfluidics platform, is an emerging research area that has attracted increasing interest for …
microfluidics platform, is an emerging research area that has attracted increasing interest for …
Microfluidic tissue engineering and bio‐actuation
Bio‐hybrid technologies aim to replicate the unique capabilities of biological systems that
could surpass advanced artificial technologies. Soft bio‐hybrid robots consist of synthetic …
could surpass advanced artificial technologies. Soft bio‐hybrid robots consist of synthetic …