Microextraction in cancer research
I have already arrived home after an interesting meeting in Madeira island regarding the HCV project dedicated to the study and characterization of human cancer volatome. The identification of biomarkers in several biological specimens is really essential since it will allow the development of analytical platforms for early detection of cancer or to study the disease progression. In this context, microextraction techniques can be used in two different scenarios. On the one hand, they can be used in the preliminary research to isolate potential candidates as biomarkers from several samples including urine or breath. On the other hand, once selected the appropriate candidates, microextraction techniques can be used to design screening and/or confirmation analytical methodologies for real-world tests. The HCV project involves research groups form different countries. The consortium includess researchers from the Madeira University at Portugal, the National Centre for Cell Science ...