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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558897 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Yuanqing Y Wu Minhao M Han Xin X Wang Ping P Qin Lidong L
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20150715 37
Herein we report a microfluidics method that enriches cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells on the basis of cell adhesion properties. In our on-chip enrichment system, cancer cells were driven by hydrodynamic forces to flow through microchannels coated with basement membrane extract. Highly adhesive cells were captured by the functionalized microchannels, and less adhesive cells were collected from the outlets. Two heterogeneous breast cancer cell lines (SUM-149 and SUM-159) were su ...[more]