000009290 001__ 9290 000009290 005__ 20251007005917.0 000009290 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/8336h256g 000009290 037__ $$aETD 000009290 245__ $$aCharacterization of particle trajectories during dielectrophoresis collection and the influence of insulator coverage over the electrodes 000009290 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000009290 269__ $$a2021 000009290 336__ $$aThesis 000009290 502__ $$bM.S. 000009290 502__ $$gBiomedical Engineering 000009290 520__ $$aCancer is one of the leading causes of rate mortality worldwide. Early treatment of the cancer can significantly reduce the mortality. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcenoma (PDAC) is one of these cancers where patient mortality is reduced by early detection and treatment. PDAC is one of the top 7 cancer-related diseases worldwide that contributes to this mortality rate and is projected to be the 3rd leading cause of cancer deaths by 2025. In most cases, PDAC remains asymptomatic during the early developmental stages making it extremely difficult to detect. Only a small percentage of patients end up discovering the early-stage disease, usually as a result of investigating other ailments, and receive invasive surgical procedures and treatments to increase their life expectancy. There is a significant unmet clinical need to detect cancer, especially pancreatic cancer, in the early stages where treatments are more effective. 000009290 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000009290 650__ $$aNeoplasms$$022758 000009290 650__ $$aNanoparticles$$037592 000009290 650__ $$aBiomarkers$$028395 000009290 6531_ $$acancer screening 000009290 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000009290 692__ $$aDepartment of Biomedical Engineering$$041397 000009290 7001_ $$aLuna, Ramona$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009290 7201_ $$aIbsen, Stuart$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000009290 8564_ $$9c7c19e7f-e87c-4c28-a78b-c4470ca8af65$$s7887128$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9290/files/Luna.Ramona.2021.pdf$$eEmbargo (2024-09-25)$$27c46d8ed66fb784d2fd93d22f359fdde$$31 000009290 905__ $$a/rest/prod/83/36/h2/56/8336h256g 000009290 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:9290$$pstudent-work 000009290 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations