Conspectus Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that break away from either a
primary tumor or a metastatic site and circulate in the peripheral blood as the cellular origin …

Cells in vivo are situated in a complicated microenvironment composed of diverse
biochemical and biophysical cues. To regulate biological functions of cells, tissues and …

Nanotextured surfaces (NTSs) are critical to organisms as self-adaptation and survival tools.
These NTSs have been actively mimicked in the process of developing bactericidal surfaces …

Circulating rare cells in the blood are of great significance for both materials research and
clinical applications. For example, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been demonstrated …

Conducting polymers are considered to be favorable electrode materials for implanted
biosensors and bioelectronics, because their mechanical properties are similar to those of …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) escape from primary or metastatic lesions and enter into
circulation, carrying significant information of cancer progression and metastasis. Capture of …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancer cells shredded from either a primary tumor or a
metastatic site and circulate in the blood as the potential cellular origin of metastasis. By …

Over the last decade, significant progress has been made to develop sensitive devices for
the capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood of cancer patients. However, simple …

Electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) is an innovative approach for the label-free
and real-time detection of cell morphology, growth, and apoptosis, thereby playing an …

Unlike tumor biopsies that can be constrained by problems such as sampling bias,
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are regarded as the “liquid biopsy” of the tumor, providing …