Microfluidics for detection of exosomes and microRNAs in cancer: State of the art

• Main Authors: Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi (Author), Seyed Mohammad Amin Mahdian (Author), Mohammad Saeid Ebrahimi (Author), Mohammad Taghizadieh (Author), Massoud Vosough (Author), Javid Sadri Nahand (Author), Saereh Hosseindoost (Author), Nasim Vousooghi (Author), Hamid Akbari Javar (Author), Bagher Larijani (Author), Mahmoud Reza Hadjighassem (Author), Neda Rahimian (Author), Michael R. Hamblin (Author), Hamed Mirzaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles with sizes ranging from 30-150 nanometers that contain proteins, lipids, mRNAs, microRNAs, and double-stranded DNA derived from the cells of origin. Exosomes can be taken up by target cells, acting as a means of cell-to-cell communication. The discovery of t...