UCLA researchers use 'nano-Velcro' technology to improve capture of circulating cancer cells
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 08:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Circulating tumour cells, which play a crucial role in cancer metastasis, have been known to science for more than 100 years, and researchers have long endeavoured 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 tumour cells, or CTCs, in the blood...