Photodegradable Hydrogels for Selective Capture and Release of Rare Mammalian Cell

摘要

The use of photodegradable PEG and microfluidic devices to create capture surfaces has successfully been shown to capture and selectively release cells, and mold into complex geometries. Improvements in yield, purity, and viability of mammalian cells are anticipated to provide earlier cancer detection, improved diagnostics and prognostics.