Aqueous biphasic cancer cell migration assay enables robust, high-throughput screening of anti-cancer compounds

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 426-434

  Lemmo, Stephanie ^a   Nasrollahi, Samila ^a   Tavana, Hossein ^a,b  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous two phase system; Cancer cell migration; Cell patterning; Compound screening; High throughput

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ENZYME INHIBITION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

AQUEOUS TWO PHASE SYSTEM; CANCER CELLS; CELL-PATTERNING; COMPOUND SCREENINGS; HIGH THROUGHPUT;

CELLS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; DEXTRAN; FISETIN; POLYSTYRENE; QUERCETIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL DENSITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MIGRATION ASSAY; CELL MOTILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA;

AQUEOUS TWO-PHASE SYSTEM; CANCER CELL MIGRATION; CELL PATTERNING; COMPOUND SCREENING; HIGH THROUGHPUT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS; CELL MOVEMENT; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84897599835     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201300227     Document Type: Article

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