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Cover Picture: Micromachine‐Enabled Capture and Isolation of Cancer Cells in Complex Media (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 18/2011)
Author(s) -
Balasubramanian Shankar,
Kagan Daniel,
Jack Hu CheMing,
Campuzano Susana,
LoboCastañon M. Jesus,
Lim Nicole,
Kang Dae Y.,
Zimmerman Maria,
Zhang Liangfang,
Wang Joseph
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102193
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , pancreatic cancer , cancer cell , cancer , nanotechnology , isolation (microbiology) , chemistry , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , biology , bioinformatics , engineering , mechanical engineering , genetics
Antibody‐functionalized microengine rockets can selectively capture and transport pancreatic cancer cells in complex biological media. In their Communication on page 4161 ff. , Zhang, Wang, and co‐workers report that these microrockets recognize individual cancer cells from a cell mixture with high selectivity. This strategy holds promise for the design of bioanalytical protocols and microchip devices for early‐stage tumor cell detection.