UCLA researchers use 'nano-Velcro' technology to improve capture of circulating cancer cells
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 18:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Circulating tumor cells, which play a crucial role in cancer metastasis, have been known to science for more than 100 years, and researchers have long endeavored to track and capture them. Now, a UCLA research team has developed an innovative device based on Velcro-like nanoscale technology to efficiently identify and "grab" these circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, in the blood.