@inproceedings{ea8c86c1475c436086b48bfe38826de0,
title = "A novel 3D micro membrane filtration device for capture viable rare circulating tumor cells from whole blood",
abstract = "Cancer is one of the most serious diseases facing human being. Improvement on cancer diagnostics has proved to be important for the outcome of cancer patients. We report here a novel micro membrane filtration device that captures rare circulating tumor cells from whole blood for early cancer diagnostics and treatment monitoring. The device is fabricated with multi layers of polymer material parylene-C. Tested with the model system, the device can capture tumor cells from whole blood with 86.5% capture efficiency. Different from previous membrane filtration devices, the cells are alive up to at least two weeks after isolation.",
author = "Siyang Zheng and Lin, {Henry K.} and Cote, {Richard J.} and Tai, {Yu Chong}",
note = "Funding Information: The funding of the project is provided by NIH 1R21 CA123027-01. The authors would like to thank members of the Caltech Micromachining Laboratory for their valuable assistance. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2008 TRF.; 2008 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop ; Conference date: 01-06-2008 Through 05-06-2008",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.31438/trf.hh2008.37",
language = "English",
series = "Technical Digest - Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop",
publisher = "Transducer Research Foundation",
pages = "134--137",
editor = "Turner, {Kimberly L.} and Leland Spangler",
booktitle = "2008 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop",
}