Second-generation device more effective in capturing circulating tumor cells
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 01:50
in Biology & Nature
A redesigned version of the CTC-Chip – a microchip-based device for capturing rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – appears to be more effective and should be easier to manufacture than the original. Called the HB-(herringbone) Chip, the new device also may provide more comprehensive and easily accessible data from captured tumor cells. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers – including members of the team that developed the CTC-Chip – report the second-generation device in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper that has been released online.