University of Twente Student Theses
In flow magnetophoresis : explorative research towards a cancer watch
Niessink, Tom (2021) In flow magnetophoresis : explorative research towards a cancer watch.
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Abstract: | Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC’s) are highly valuable for cancer diagnostics. Terstappen et al. proposed a wearable device called Cancer Watch which will be able to retrieve these cells in a dialysis-like manner. A present day alternative is offered by diagnostic leukapheresis (DLA), which filters nucleated cells, including CTC’s from circulation. In this thesis, a new microfluidic platform for processing DLA is explored. This platform consist of two steps: a rough immunomagnetic separation and a fine immunomagnetic separation. The rough immunomagnetic separation is performed with commercially available chips and is evaluated using modelling and experiments. The fine immunomagnetic separation is performed with a specially designed chip and is also evaluated using modelling and experiments. |
Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
Subject: | 30 exact sciences in general, 33 physics |
Programme: | Biomedical Engineering MSc (66226) |
Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/88009 |
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