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This microhole chip identifies and sorts cancer cells

June 12, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

microhole chip
The new microhole chip can be populated with 200,000 single cells, each held in place in separate holes. [Image from Fraunhofer IBMT]
Fraunhofer researchers have created a microhole chip that can identify and characterize cancer cells within minutes – helping to catch metastasis before it can begin.

Traditional fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) gives an estimate of the number of tumor cells in a patient’s bloodstream. If there is a higher concentration of tumor cells, there is a greater chance that they will increase metastasis. However, FACS is limited to a small set of colored dyes that can be used.

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Filed Under: Diagnostics, Featured, Research & Development Tagged With: Cancer, fraunhofer, medtech, metastatic cancer, microhole chip, tumor cells

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About Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.

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