A compartmentalizing microfluidic device for investigating cancer stem cell migration is described. This novel platform creates a viable cellular microenvironment and enables microscopic visualization of live cell locomotion. Highly motile cancer cells are isolated to study molecular mechanisms of aggressive infiltration, potentially leading to more effective future therapies.
Huang, Y., Agrawal, B., Clark, P. A., Williams, J. C., Kuo, J. S. Evaluation of Cancer Stem Cell Migration Using Compartmentalizing Microfluidic Devices and Live Cell Imaging. J. Vis. Exp. (58), e3297, doi:10.3791/3297 (2011).