Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) shed from the primary tumor mass and circulating in the bloodstream of patients are believed to be vital to understand of cancer metastasis and progression. Capture and release of CTCs for further enumeration and molecular characterization holds the key for early cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy evaluation. However, detection of CTCs is challenging due to their rarity, heterogeneity and the increasing demand of viable CTCs for downstream biological analysis. Nanotopographic biomaterial-based microfluidic systems are emerging as promising tools for CTC capture with improved capture efficiency, purity, throughput and retrieval of viable CTCs. This review offers a brief overview of the recent advances in this field, including CTC detection technologies based on nanotopographic biomaterials and relevant nanofabrication methods. Additionally, the possible intracellular mechanisms of the intrinsic nanotopography sensitive responses that lead to the enhanced CTC capture are explored.
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November 2014
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Nanotopographic Biomaterials for Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells
Weiyi Qian,
Weiyi Qian
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wq262@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: wq262@nyu.edu
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Yan Zhang,
Yan Zhang
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: yz2626@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: yz2626@nyu.edu
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Andrew Gordon,
Andrew Gordon
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: ag4316@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: ag4316@nyu.edu
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Weiqiang Chen
Weiqiang Chen
1
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wchen@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: wchen@nyu.edu
1Corresponding author.
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Weiyi Qian
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wq262@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: wq262@nyu.edu
Yan Zhang
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: yz2626@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: yz2626@nyu.edu
Andrew Gordon
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: ag4316@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: ag4316@nyu.edu
Weiqiang Chen
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wchen@nyu.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
New York University
,Brooklyn, NY 11201
e-mail: wchen@nyu.edu
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received March 13, 2015; final manuscript received April 20, 2015; published online June 16, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Jianping Fu.
J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. Nov 2014, 5(4): 040901 (10 pages)
Published Online: November 1, 2014
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Received:
March 13, 2015
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April 20, 2015
Online:
June 16, 2015
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Qian, W., Zhang, Y., Gordon, A., and Chen, W. (November 1, 2014). "Nanotopographic Biomaterials for Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells." ASME. J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. November 2014; 5(4): 040901. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030420
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