Shaohua Zhang , Jinqi Deng , Jianbin Li , Fei Tian , Chao Liu , Luo Fang , Jiashu Sun
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引用次数: 9
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid membrane-enclosed, cell-secreted nanovesicles that have attracted significant attentions in recent years in view of their potential as non-invasive cancer diagnostic biomarkers. However, isolation and analysis of EVs from biofluids remain a challenging field due to their small size, heterogeneous marker expression, and co-existence with non-vesicular contaminants. Microfluidic techniques provide a promising approach for isolating and analyzing EVs with advantages of small sample consumption, precise fluid control, high resolution and yield, short processing time, and cost effectiveness. In this review, we summarize recent efforts in developing label-free and affinity-based microfluidic methods for isolation of EVs according to their physical and biological characteristics, and their applications in cancer diagnostics. We conclude this review with key challenges and directions for microfluidic methods for EV isolation and analysis in clinical settings.
期刊介绍:
TrAC publishes succinct and critical overviews of recent advancements in analytical chemistry, designed to assist analytical chemists and other users of analytical techniques. These reviews offer excellent, up-to-date, and timely coverage of various topics within analytical chemistry. Encompassing areas such as analytical instrumentation, biomedical analysis, biomolecular analysis, biosensors, chemical analysis, chemometrics, clinical chemistry, drug discovery, environmental analysis and monitoring, food analysis, forensic science, laboratory automation, materials science, metabolomics, pesticide-residue analysis, pharmaceutical analysis, proteomics, surface science, and water analysis and monitoring, these critical reviews provide comprehensive insights for practitioners in the field.