METHODS OF AND DEVICES FOR CAPTURING CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160193606A1
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15066426

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A device and methods are provided for efficient and quick capture of target cells through a main microchannel having capture elements immobilized thereon and manipulating a velocity profile of a sample as it passes through the main microchannel. The cell capture device may have a main microchannel with a depth slightly larger than the diameter of the target cells and a plurality of side microchannels. The side microchannels may have a depth smaller than the diameter of the target cells. The device and methods may be used for early cancer detection.

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE3810 WEST LAKESHORE DRIVE BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA 70808 70808

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murphy, Michael C Baton Rouge, US 11 130
Nikitopoulos, Dimitris E Baton Rouge, US 4 4
Park, Daniel Sang-Won Baton Rouge, US 4 4
Park, Taehyun Gyeongbok, KR 34 17
Rani, Sudheer D Baton Rouge, US 2 4

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