This work proposes a novel design composed of graphene nanoribbons-based optofluidic tweezers to manipulate and sort bio-particles with radii below 2.5 nm. The suggested structure has been numerically...
Read More »Isolation and characterisation of exosomes from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells
Exosomes have previously been isolated from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and their anti-apoptotic properties reported. However, to further...
Read More »Water-soluble extracellular vesicle probes based on conjugated oligoelectrolytes
National University of Singapore researchers have developed a series of transmembrane conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) with tunable optical...
Read More »A microfluidic platform for profiling of extracellular vesicles from single breast cancer cells
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered as valuable biomarkers to discriminate healthy from diseased cells such as cancer. Passing cytosolic...
Read More »High-yield production of extracellular vesicle subpopulations with constant quality using batch-refeed cultures
The conventional manufacturing of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is characterized by low yields and batch-to-batch variability, hampering fundamental research on EVs and their practical applications...
Read More »Artificial nucleotide aptamer-based field-effect transistor for ultrasensitive detection of hepatoma exosomes
An aptamer-based field-effect transistor (Apta-FET) is a well-developed assay method with high selectivity and sensitivity. Due to the limited information density that natural nucleotide library holds...
Read More »Mapping light distribution in tissue by using MRI-detectable photosensitive liposomes
Characterizing sources and targets of illumination in living tissue is challenging. MIT researchers show that spatial distributions of light in tissue can be...
Read More »A highly sensitive aptasensor for detecting cancerous exosomes based on clover-like gold nanoclusters
Exosome-based liquid biopsy technologies play an increasingly prominent role in tumor diagnosis. However, the simple and sensitive method for counting exosomes still faces considerable challenges...
Read More »Analysis of bladder cancer-derived urine exosomes via Janus magnetic microspheres
Bladder cancer greatly endangers human health, and its early diagnosis is of vital importance. Exosomes, which contain proteins and nucleic acids related to...
Read More »A highly sensitive urinary exosomal miRNAs biosensor applied to evaluation of prostate cancer progression
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the male population, carrying a significant disease burden. PSA is a widely available screening tools for this disease. Current screen-printed carbon electrode...
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