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Fata F, Gabriele F, Angelucci F, Ippoliti R, Di Leandro L, Giansanti F, Ardini M. Bio-Tailored Sensing at the Nanoscale: Biochemical Aspects and Applications. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:s23020949. [PMID: 36679744 PMCID: PMC9866807 DOI: 10.3390/s23020949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The demonstration of the first enzyme-based electrode to detect glucose, published in 1967 by S. J. Updike and G. P. Hicks, kicked off huge efforts in building sensors where biomolecules are exploited as native or modified to achieve new or improved sensing performances. In this growing area, bionanotechnology has become prominent in demonstrating how nanomaterials can be tailored into responsive nanostructures using biomolecules and integrated into sensors to detect different analytes, e.g., biomarkers, antibiotics, toxins and organic compounds as well as whole cells and microorganisms with very high sensitivity. Accounting for the natural affinity between biomolecules and almost every type of nanomaterials and taking advantage of well-known crosslinking strategies to stabilize the resulting hybrid nanostructures, biosensors with broad applications and with unprecedented low detection limits have been realized. This review depicts a comprehensive collection of the most recent biochemical and biophysical strategies for building hybrid devices based on bioconjugated nanomaterials and their applications in label-free detection for diagnostics, food and environmental analysis.
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Kang H, Xiong Y, Ma L, Yang T, Xu X. Recent advances in micro-/nanostructure array integrated microfluidic devices for efficient separation of circulating tumor cells. RSC Adv 2022; 12:34892-34903. [PMID: 36540264 PMCID: PMC9724214 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06339e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) released from the primary tumor to peripheral blood are promising targets for liquid biopsies. Their biological information is vital for early cancer detection, efficacy assessment, and prognostic monitoring. Despite the tremendous clinical applications of CTCs, development of effective separation techniques are still demanding. Traditional separation methods usually use batch processing for enrichment, which inevitably destroy cell integrity and affect the complete information acquisition. Considering the rarity and heterogeneity of CTCs, it is urgent to develop effective separation methods. Microfluidic chips with precise fluid control at the micron level are promising devices for CTC separation. Their further combination with micro-/nanostructure arrays adds more biomolecule binding sites and exhibit unique fluid barrier effect, which significantly improve the CTC capture efficiency, purity, and sensitivity. This review summarized the recent advances in micro-/nanostructure array integrated microfluidic devices for CTC separation, including microrods, nanowires, and 3D micro-/nanostructures. The mechanisms by which these structures contribute to improved capture efficiency are discussed. Two major categories of separation methods, based on the physical and biological properties of CTCs, are discussed separately. Physical separation includes the design and preparation of micro-/nanostructure arrays, while chemical separation additionally involves the selection and modification of specific capture probes. These emerging technologies are expected to become powerful tools for disease diagnosis in the future.
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- Hanyue Kang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University Shanghai 201804 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University Shanghai 201804 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University Shanghai 201804 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University Shanghai 201804 China
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Gharib G, Bütün İ, Muganlı Z, Kozalak G, Namlı İ, Sarraf SS, Ahmadi VE, Toyran E, van Wijnen AJ, Koşar A. Biomedical Applications of Microfluidic Devices: A Review. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12111023. [PMID: 36421141 PMCID: PMC9688231 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Both passive and active microfluidic chips are used in many biomedical and chemical applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive microfluidic devices are geometry-dependent, and their uses are rather limited. Active microfluidic devices include sensors or detectors that transduce chemical, biological, and physical changes into electrical or optical signals. Also, they are transduction devices that detect biological and chemical changes in biomedical applications, and they are highly versatile microfluidic tools for disease diagnosis and organ modeling. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the significant advances that have been made in the development of microfluidics devices. We will discuss the function of microfluidic devices as micromixers or as sorters of cells and substances (e.g., microfiltration, flow or displacement, and trapping). Microfluidic devices are fabricated using a range of techniques, including molding, etching, three-dimensional printing, and nanofabrication. Their broad utility lies in the detection of diagnostic biomarkers and organ-on-chip approaches that permit disease modeling in cancer, as well as uses in neurological, cardiovascular, hepatic, and pulmonary diseases. Biosensor applications allow for point-of-care testing, using assays based on enzymes, nanozymes, antibodies, or nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). An anticipated development in the field includes the optimization of techniques for the fabrication of microfluidic devices using biocompatible materials. These developments will increase biomedical versatility, reduce diagnostic costs, and accelerate diagnosis time of microfluidics technology.
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- Ghazaleh Gharib
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre (SUNUM), Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano Diagnostics (EFSUN), Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano Diagnostics (EFSUN), Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre (SUNUM), Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano Diagnostics (EFSUN), Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), Çankaya, Ankara 06700, Turkey
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Maciel Braga LA, Mota FB. Early cancer diagnosis using lab-on-a-chip devices : A bibliometric and network analysis. COLLNET JOURNAL OF SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2021.1949949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Luiza Amara Maciel Braga
- Faculty of Economics, Fluminense Federal University, Prof. Marcos Waldemar de Freitas Reis Street, 24210-200, Brazil,
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- Center for Strategic Studies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brasil Avenue 4036, 21040-361, Brazil
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Guo QR, Zhang LL, Liu JF, Li Z, Li JJ, Zhou WM, Wang H, Li JQ, Liu DY, Yu XY, Zhang JY. Multifunctional microfluidic chip for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nanotheranostics 2021; 5:73-89. [PMID: 33391976 PMCID: PMC7738943 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.49614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Microfluidic chip is not a chip in the traditional sense. It is technologies that control fluids at the micro level. As a burgeoning biochip, microfluidic chips integrate multiple disciplines, including physiology, pathology, cell biology, biophysics, engineering mechanics, mechanical design, materials science, and so on. The application of microfluidic chip has shown tremendous promise in the field of cancer therapy in the past three decades. Various types of cell and tissue cultures, including 2D cell culture, 3D cell culture and tissue organoid culture could be performed on microfluidic chips. Patient-derived cancer cells and tissues can be cultured on microfluidic chips in a visible, controllable, and high-throughput manner, which greatly advances the process of personalized medicine. Moreover, the functionality of microfluidic chip is greatly expanding due to the customizable nature. In this review, we introduce its application in developing cancer preclinical models, detecting cancer biomarkers, screening anti-cancer drugs, exploring tumor heterogeneity and producing nano-drugs. We highlight the functions and recent development of microfluidic chip to provide references for advancing cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Qiao-Ru Guo
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics/Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, P.R.China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology and the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R.China.,The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, P.R.China
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Xu X, Jiang Z, Wang J, Ren Y, Wu A. Microfluidic applications on circulating tumor cell isolation and biomimicking of cancer metastasis. Electrophoresis 2020; 41:933-951. [PMID: 32144938 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201900402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The prognosis of malignant tumors is challenged by insufficient means to effectively detect tumors at early stage. Liquid biopsy using circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as biomarkers demonstrates a promising solution to tackle the challenge, because CTCs play a critical role in cancer metastatic process via intravasation, circulation, extravasation, and formation of secondary tumor. However, the effectiveness of the solution is compromised by rarity, heterogeneity, and vulnerability associated with CTCs. Among a plethora of novel approaches for CTC isolation and enrichment, microfluidics leads to isolation and detection of CTCs in a cost-effective and operation-friendly way. Development of microfluidics also makes it feasible to model the cancer metastasis in vitro using a microfluidic system to mimick the in vivo microenvironment, thereby enabling analysis and monitor of tumor metastasis. This paper aims to review the latest advances for exploring the dual-roles microfluidics has played in early cancer diagnosis via CTC isolation and investigating the role of CTCs in cancer metastasis; the merits and drawbacks for dominating microfluidics-based CTC isolation methods are discussed; biomimicking cancer metastasis using microfluidics are presented with example applications on modelling of tumor microenvironment, tumor cell dissemination, tumor migration, and tumor angiogenesis. The future perspectives and challenges are discussed.
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- Xiawei Xu
- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, P. R. China.,Research Group for Fluids and Thermal Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, P. R. China.,Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, P. R. China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, P. R. China
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- Research Group for Fluids and Thermal Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, P. R. China.,Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, P. R. China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, P. R. China
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Jin R, Wang J, Gao M, Zhang X. Aminophenylboronic Acid-Functionalized Thorny-Trap-Shaped Monolayer Microarray for Efficient Capture and Release of Circulating Tumor Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:3403-3408. [PMID: 31971366 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An aminophenylboronic acid (APBA)-functionalized thorny-trap-shaped monolayer microarray as a 3D fractal structures' substrate was fabricated to capture and release circulating tumor cells (CTCs) efficiently. The microarray can not only trap cells inside by microbowls but also enhance the interaction between cell and substrate by providing more binding sites and facilitating the spread of cell filopodias via the growth of nanorods. Modification of APBA enhanced the interaction further by binding with sialic acid of CTCs surface. The special topological structure achieved a high capture efficiency of 79.5%. The captured cancer cells were released without introducing any affinity molecules by a ligand exchange reaction with up to 70% efficiency and good proliferation. This substrate can isolate 33 tumor cells from a mimic blood sample even at a low spiked number of 50 cancer cells. This study provides valuable guidance for isolation and release of CTCs and is significant for the further study of tumors.
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- Rongrong Jin
- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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Engineering microfluidic chip for circulating tumor cells: From enrichment, release to single cell analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yin J, Mou L, Yang M, Zou W, Du C, Zhang W, Jiang X. Highly efficient capture of circulating tumor cells with low background signals by using pyramidal microcavity array. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1060:133-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A microfluidic device as a pivotal research tool in chemistry and life science is now widely recognized. Indeed, microfluidic techniques have made significant advancements in fundamental research, such as the inherent heterogeneity of single-cells studies in cell populations, which would be helpful in understanding cellular molecular mechanisms and clinical diagnosis of major diseases. Single-cell analyses on microdevices have shown great potential for precise fluid control, cell manipulation, and signal output with rapid and high throughput. Moreover, miniaturized devices also have open functions such as integrating with traditional detection methods, for example, optical, electrochemical or mass spectrometry for single-cell analysis. In this review, we summarized recent advances of single-cell analysis based on various microfluidic approaches from different dimensions, such as in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo analysis of single cells.
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- Xiaowen Ou
- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Wang Z, Xu D, Wang X, Jin Y, Huo B, Wang Y, He C, Fu X, Lu N. Size-matching hierarchical micropillar arrays for detecting circulating tumor cells in breast cancer patients' whole blood. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6677-6684. [PMID: 30899928 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr00173e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are important markers for cancer diagnosis and treatment, but it is still a challenge to recognize and isolate CTCs because they are very rare in the blood. To selectively recognize CTCs and improve the capture efficiency, micro/nanostructured substrates have been fabricated for this application; however the size of CTCs is often ignored in designing and engineering micro/nanostructured substrates. Herein, a spiky polymer micropillar array is fabricated for capturing CTCs with high efficiency. The surface of the micropillar is cactus-like, and is composed of nanospikes. This hierarchical polymer array is designed according to the size of CTCs, which allows for more interactions of the CTCs with the array by setting the size of gaps among the micropillars to match with the CTCs. This polymer array is created by molding on an ordered silicon array, and then it is coated with an antiepithelial cell adhesion molecule antibody (anti-EpCAM). After co-culture with MCF-7 cells for 45 min, the capture efficiency of this array for CTCs is up to 91% ± 2%. Moreover, the anti-EpCAM modified polymer micropillar arrays present an excellent capacity to isolate CTCs from the whole blood samples of breast cancer patients. This study may provide a new concept for capturing target cells by designing and engineering micro/nanostructured substrates according to the size of target cells.
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- Zhongshun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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Li R, Cui H, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Wang Y, Wei Y, Zhou F, Liu W, Dong W, Zhao X, Guo S. The Overall Release of Circulating Tumor Cells by Using Temperature Control and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Enzyme on Gelatin Film. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:910-916. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Rui Li
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P. R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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PramaniK A, Jones S, Gao Y, Sweet C, Vangara A, Begum S, Ray PC. Multifunctional hybrid graphene oxide for circulating tumor cell isolation and analysis. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018; 125:21-35. [PMID: 29329995 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Even in 21st century, >90% cancer-associated deaths are caused by metastatic disease. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which circulate in the blood stream after release from primary tumors, extravasate and form fatal metastases in different organs. Several clinical trials indicate that CTCs can be used as a liquid biopsy of tumors for early diagnosis of cancers. Since CTCs are extremely rare and exhibit heterogeneous biology due to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), oncologists continue to face enormous challenges in using CTCs as a true "liquid biopsy" for cancer patients. Recent advancements in nanoscience allow us to design nano-architectures with the capability of targeted CTCs isolation and identification. In the current review, we discuss contribution from different groups on the development of graphene oxide based nanoarchitecture for effective isolation and accurate identification of CTCs from whole blood. In the last few years, using zero-dimensional (0D), two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) multifunctional hybrid graphene oxide (GO), different types of nanoarchitectures have been designed. These nanoarchitectures represent a highly powerful platform for CTC diagnosis. We discuss the major design criteria that have been used to develop hybrid GO nanoarchitectures for selective capture and accurate identification of heterogeneous CTCs from whole blood. At the end, we conclude with the promises, major challenges, and prospect to clinically translate the identification of CTCs using GO based nanotechnology.
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Liu H, Ruan M, Xiao J, Zhang Z, Chen C, Zhang W, Cao Y, He R, Liu Y, Chen Y. TiO 2 Nanorod Arrays with Mesoscopic Micro-Nano Interfaces for in Situ Regulation of Cell Morphology and Nucleus Deformation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:66-74. [PMID: 29219294 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cell morphology and nucleus deformation are important when circulating tumor cells break away from the primary tumor and migrate to a distant organ. Cells are sensitive to the microenvironment and respond to the cell-material interfaces. We fabricated TiO2 nanorod arrays with mesoscopic micro-nano interfaces through a two-step hydrothermal reaction method to induce severe changes in cell morphology and nucleus deformation. The average size of the microscale voids was increased from 5.1 to 10.5 μm when the hydrothermal etching time was increased from 3 to 10 h, whereas the average distances between voids were decreased from 0.88 to 0.40 μm. The nucleus of the MCF-7 cells on the TiO2 nanorod substrate that was etched for 10 h exhibited a significant deformation, because of the large size of the voids and the small distance between voids. Nucleus defromation was reversible during the cells proliferate process when the cells were cultured on the mesoscopic micro-nano interface.This reversible process was regulated by combining of the uniform pressure applied by the actin cap and the localized pressure applied by the actin underneath the nucleus. Cell morphology and nucleus shape interacted with each other to adapt to the microenvironment. This mesoscopic micro-nano interface provided a new insight into the cell-biomaterial interface to investigate cell behaviors.
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- Hongni Liu
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056, China
- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure , 24 Rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Yan S, Chen P, Zeng X, Zhang X, Li Y, Xia Y, Wang J, Dai X, Feng X, Du W, Liu BF. Integrated Multifunctional Electrochemistry Microchip for Highly Efficient Capture, Release, Lysis, and Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12039-12044. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Shuangqian Yan
- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cancer
Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics—Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Qu X, Li M, Zhang H, Lin C, Wang F, Xiao M, Zhou Y, Shi J, Aldalbahi A, Pei H, Chen H, Li L. Real-Time Continuous Identification of Greenhouse Plant Pathogens Based on Recyclable Microfluidic Bioassay System. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:31568-31575. [PMID: 28858468 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b10116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The development of a real-time continuous analytical platform for the pathogen detection is of great scientific importance for achieving better disease control and prevention. In this work, we report a rapid and recyclable microfluidic bioassay system constructed from oligonucleotide arrays for selective and sensitive continuous identification of DNA targets of fungal pathogens. We employ the thermal denaturation method to effectively regenerate the oligonucleotide arrays for multiple sample detection, which could considerably reduce the screening effort and costs. The combination of thermal denaturation and laser-induced fluorescence detection technique enables real-time continuous identification of multiple samples (<10 min per sample). As a proof of concept, we have demonstrated that two DNA targets of fungal pathogens (Botrytis cinerea and Didymella bryoniae) can be sequentially analyzed using our rapid microfluidic bioassay system, which provides a new paradigm in the design of microfluidic bioassay system and will be valuable for chemical and biomedical analysis.
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- Xiangmeng Qu
- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology of Xiamen University, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University , Turku 20520, Finland
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- School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Chengdu 611137, P. R. China
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- Division of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Chengdu 611137, P. R. China
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- UCB Pharma, 208 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3WE, U.K
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- Chemistry Department, King Saud University , Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology of Xiamen University, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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Coppola S, Nasti G, Todino M, Olivieri F, Vespini V, Ferraro P. Direct Writing of Microfluidic Footpaths by Pyro-EHD Printing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:16488-16494. [PMID: 28446020 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this study, we report a direct writing method for the fabrication of microfluidic footpaths by pyro-electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing. Here, we propose the use of a nozzle-free three-dimensional printing technique for the fabrication of printed structures that can be embedded in a variety of soft, transparent, flexible, and biocompatible polymers and thus easily integrated into lab-on-chip devices. We prove the advantage of the high resolution and flexibility of pyro-EHD printing for the realization of microfluidic channels well below the standard limit in dimension of conventional ink-jet printing technique and simply adaptable to the end-user desires in terms of geometry and materials. Starting from the description of the innovative approach proposed for the channel fabrication, we demonstrate the design, fabrication, and proof of a microfluidic matrix of interconnected channels. The method described here could be a breakthrough technology for the fabrication of in situ implantable, stretchable, and biocompatible devices, opening new routes in the field of biomedical engineering and wearable electronics.
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- Sara Coppola
- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System (CNR-ISASI) , Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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