Circulating Tumor Cell Enrichment Based on Physical Properties

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 455-468

  Harouaka, Ramdane A ^a,b   Nisic, Merisa ^a,b   Zheng, Si Yang ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

antigen independent; cancer; circulating tumor cells; enrichment; physical properties

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-INDEPENDENT; CANCER; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS; CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE WAYS; SPECIFIC CAPTURE; VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES;

ANTIGENS; BLAST ENRICHMENT; BLOOD; CELLS; DISEASES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TUMORS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CENTRIFUGATION; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MICROFILTRATION; MICROFLUIDICS; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANTIGEN-INDEPENDENT; CANCER; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS; ENRICHMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELL SEPARATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84887526459     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068213494391     Document Type: Article

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