Capturing cancer tumor cells from the blood

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New immobilization method from the Chinese Academy of Sciences will improve cancer detection and treatment.

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PNNL recognized for transferring innovations to the marketplace

Lab wins three Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for energy storage, cancer treatment, and next-gen microchip work.

Novel Nanoparticles for Easier Biomarker Detection

These nanoparticles created by MIT engineers can act as synthetic biomarkers for disease. The particles (brown) are coated with peptides (blue) that are cleaved by enzymes (green) found at the disease site. The peptides then accumulate in the urine, where they can be detected using mass spectrometry. Image: Justin H. Lo.

A new technology developed at MIT may help to make biomarker detection, and cancer diagnostics, much easier.

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Nanosurface can catch cancer cells

A nanopatterned glass plate with could be a simple way to capture and study the tumor cells that carry cancer around the body through the bloodstream.

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Better contrast between good and bad

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Alexander Poellinger from Charité in Berline researchers the potential of near-infrared imaging using optical contrast agents for diagnosing breast cancer.

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Oral delivery of colon cancer drug

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Scientists use micorencapsulated polymer nanoparticles to deliver the colon cancer drug 5-fluorouracil through the digestive system.

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Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Delivery

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Nanocarriers for encapsulation, delivery, release, and accumulation of drugs are reported in a Special Issue of Advanced Materials.

Growing a Tumour in a Pearl Drop

Cancer cell spheroids growing within a liquid marble.

Living cells within a liquid marble can form aggregate structures know as cancer cell spheroids that can be used as model tumours.

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Rapid Microfluidic Sorting for On-chip Capture and Analysis of Single Cells

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On-chip culturing and molecular profiling of captured cancer cells using a low-cost, rapid microfluidic cell sorter device

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