Developing and using atomic force microscopy to investigate mechanisms of tumour metastasis

Mortality in breast cancer is increasingly linked to metastasis to bone, which is currently incurable and the mechanisms involved in this process are not fully understood. By using atomic force microscopy to extract the mechanical and adhesive properties of metastatic breast cancer cells under near...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Albon, Jacob George
Other Authors: Hobbs, Jamie K. ; Brown, Nicola J.
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
Subjects:
500
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.634355