Development of an epoxy-based microfluidic device for automated circulating tumour cell separation
Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are cancer cells shed from a primary tumour site into the bloodstream, where they have the potential to invade other tissues in the body, and thus become the seed of metastases. CTCs have great potential to monitor disease progression and guide cancer treatment, but a...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62771 |