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High-purity capture of CTCs based on micro-beads enhanced isolation by size of epithelial tumor cells (ISET) method

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Publication date: 15 April 2018
Source:Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Volume 102
Author(s): Na Sun, Xinpan Li, Zhili Wang, Yuzhi Li, Renjun Pei
In this paper, we develop a low-cost size-based microfluidic chip using conventional polycarbonate membrane to isolate CTCs from blood, and propose a strategy to increase the capture efficiency before cell filtration by a size enlargement method utilizing modified microbeads specifically binding to CTCs. Up to 91% of target cells were isolated from whole blood samples using our microfluidic capture system at a flow rate of 1mL/min. Moreover, a WBC depletion process is introduced which greatly decreases the WBC retaining on the filter membrane. The tests of immunofluorescence analysis of cells captured on the membrane were performed, which demonstrates that the device could provide a dependable CTC identification and CTC count in whole blood samples. Finally, the device was further validated in the detection of CTCs from blood samples of cancer patients, and it indicates a promising capability to detect CTC response to treatment.



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