send to a friend

From

To


Sent by a Friend: News from HarvardScience

Microchip-based device can detect rare tumor cells in bloodstream

May eventually help guide treatment planning, monitor respons

December 20, 2007

Sue McGreevey
Massachusetts General Hospital

A team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) BioMicroElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS) Resource Center and the MGH Cancer Center has developed a microchip-based device that can isolate, enumerate and analyze circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from a blood sample.

 
Circulating tumor cell (CTC) captured by post covered with antibody 'glue.'
about us | search | contact us | supporting HarvardScience | terms of use | privacy
© 2008 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
foundations
most recent » anthropologyastronomyastrophysicsatmospheric sciencesbiochemistrybiologybiomaterials sciencesbloodbraincellular biology all topics »
environments
most recent » astronomyearth scienceearthquakesecologyenvironmentenvironmental epidemiologyenvironmental healthgeographyglobal warminghigh energy astrophysics all topics »
animal, vegetable, + mineral
most recent » agriculturearachnologybacteriologybiological anthropologybotanybreathingcomparative zoologyentomologyevolutionary biologyfertility all topics »
medicine + health
most recent » agingAIDS and HIVallergies and allergensarthritisasthma and respiratory conditionsattention deficit hyperactivity disordercancercancer treatmentsdental medicinedermatology all topics »
culture + society
most recent » anthropologyarchaeologychild development and behaviorchildrencommunicationcriminologydrug use and abuseeconomicseducationemotions all topics »
engineering + technology
most recent » bioengineeringbiotechnologycomputer scienceelectrical engineeringengineeringimaginginformation technologylaserslightmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) all topics »