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Cell fishing with DNA aptamers

In the manufacturing of cell-based therapeutics, isolating cells via DNA aptamers is an attractive alternative to magnetic-activated cell sorting.

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Fig. 1: Conventional MACS and aptamer-mediated cell sorting.

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Chen, Y.Y. Cell fishing with DNA aptamers. Nat Biomed Eng 3, 757–758 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-019-0438-8

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