Microfluidic Device Keeps Cancer Cells Alive for Study

Microfluidic Device Keeps Cancer Cells Alive for Study
Sep-12-17
A new microfluidic device able to suspend live cancer cells for weeks could offer a new way to study—and treat—the deadly disease.

Developed by a team from the University of Michigan, the microfluidic device is able to keep cancer cells alive for weeks, compared to just a few days with conventional systems. This is accomplished by gently feeding the cancer cells into the device, where they are suspended as a thread in one chamber, while another chamber provides the precise pressure to allow liquids to flow without disturbing the cells.

In studies, the team was able to identify the cells that left the main mass first, offering new insight to the ways tumors are formed.

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