Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/I500936/1
Title:	Development of assays for a new dielectrophoresis system applicable to stem cell development, cancer research and the early detection of cancer
Principal Investigator:	Labeed, Dr FH
Other Investigators:	Hoettges, Dr KF Hughes, Professor MP
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Project Partners:	Labtech International Ltd
Department:	Mechanical Medical and Aerospace Eng
Organisation:	University of Surrey
Scheme:	Follow on Fund
Starts:	01 October 2010	Ends:	30 September 2011	Value (£):	98,295
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Analytical Science Cells Medical science & disease
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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In numerous medical and research applications, it is important to discriminate between differentkinds of cells as early as possible e.g. cancer/non-cancer, differentiated/undifferentiated,healthy from unhealthy and so on. Often, conventional assays are too slow, expensive orinaccurate. DEP-well technology can use a cells unique electrical fingerprint to distinguish acancer cell from a normal cell, detect the differentiation pathway of a stem cell two weeks beforeother techniques can identify it, more reliably and less extensively. This project will develop newassays for this technology for cancer diagnostics and drug research.
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