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‹ Sat · 23 May 2026
Promising but preliminary

Cell-Mimetic Antifouling Poly(ethylene glycol) Interface Enables Selective Capture and Viable Release of Circulating Tumor Cells

Lab platform selectively isolates tumor cells from blood with minimal contamination, advancing liquid biopsy technology.

A cell-mimetic PEG-functionalized silica substrate armed with bispecific antibodies (anti-PEG/anti-HER2) selectively captured HER2-overexpressing tumor cells (SKBR3) with reduced nonspecific immune cell adhesion, and enabled glutathione-triggered viable release for downstream culture/analysis. The platform demonstrates a laboratory CTC isolation approach for liquid biopsy applications.

What the study was

Study design
In vitro platform development study
Population
HER2-positive tumor cell lines (SKBR3)
Category
Diagnostics
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Why it surfaced

Technically interesting CTC capture platform with novel bispecific antibody architecture and viable cell release — but purely in vitro, requires clinical validation. J Phys Chem B.

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