Extracting Exosomes to Detect Signs of Cancer in Urine

  • Unveiling massive numbers of cancer-related urinary-microRNA candidates via nanowires

(Yasui T, Yanagida T, Ito S, et al. Unveiling massive numbers of cancer-related urinary-microRNA candidates via nanowires. Science Advances. 2017;3(12))

 

                                                       Capturing Exosomes From Fluids
Capturing Exosomes From Fluids

A microfluidic device collects microRNAs for analysis by using anchored nanowires to capture extracellular vesicles.

Source: Extracting Exosomes to Detect Signs of Cancer in Urine | The Scientist | By Ruth Williams | April 1, 2018