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Cell Capture: Capture and Stimulated Release of Circulating Tumor Cells on Polymer‐Grafted Silicon Nanostructures (Adv. Mater. 11/2013)
Author(s) -
Hou Shuang,
Zhao Haichao,
Zhao Libo,
Shen Qinglin,
Wei Kevin S.,
Suh Daniel Y.,
Nakao Aiko,
Garcia Mitch A.,
Song Min,
Lee Tom,
Xiong Bin,
Luo ShyhChyang,
Tseng HsianRong,
Yu Hsiaohua
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370069
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoscopic scale , polymer , silicon , nanostructure , nanotechnology , circulating tumor cell , optoelectronics , composite material , medicine , cancer , metastasis
Combining silicon nanostructures and thermoresponsive polymer brushes, a new nanoscale Velcrolike device is created by Hsiao‐hua Yu, Hsian‐Rong Tseng, Shyh‐Chyang Luo, and co‐workers on page 1547 . At body temperature, these polymer brushes stick to the tumor cells and capture them with enhanced efficiencies (lower part of the image). When cooled, they release these cells with great viability (upper part of the image), allowing scientists to examine these cells.