Chemically Modified Plastic Tube for High Volume Removal and Collection of Circulating Tumor Cells.

In this preliminary effort, we use a commercially available and chemically modified tube to selectively capture circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from the blood stream by immobilizing human anti-EpCAM antibodies on the tube's interior surface. We describe the requisite and critical steps required...

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Main Authors: Angelo Gaitas, Gwangseong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503618?pdf=render