Lab‐on‐a‐Chip Technologies for Oral‐Based Cancer Screening and Diagnostics

Abstract:  The design of a microfluidic lab‐on‐a‐chip system for point‐of‐care cancer screening and diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is presented. The chip is based on determining a ∼30‐gene transcription profile in cancer cells isolated from oral fluid samples. Microfluidic cell sorting using magnetic beads functionalized with an antibody against cancer‐specific cell‐surface antigens (e.g., epithelial cell adhesion molecule [EpCAM]) is described. A comprehensive cancer diagnostics chip will integrate microfluidic components for cell lysis, nucleic acid extraction, and amplification and detection of a panel of mRNA isolated from a subpopulation of cancer cells contained in a clinical specimen.

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