Abstract: Disclosed is a method for capturing target cells or molecules in solution, comprising steps of: (I) getting medium containing said target cells or molecules into an apparatus comprising a capturing device for capturing said target cells or molecules; (II) getting said medium flow through said capturing device; (III) removing unbound debris, cells and molecules; (IV) getting said target cells or molecules detached from the capturing device; and (V) collecting said target cells or molecules; wherein said capturing device comprises at least one functionalized mesh comprising a mesh substrate and a functional layer formed on said mesh substrate, wherein said functional layer comprises capturing substances that can specifically bind with said target cells or molecules. The method has high specificity, as well as high throughput, and is suitable for capturing cells or molecules in a solution or expressed at the surface of cell membranes. It is particularly suited to capture and sort circulating tumor cells.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for enriching and screening a target object such as a cell, bacteria or biomolecule from a sample, comprising a plurality of multi-channel mesh bodies arranged in parallel, each multi-channel mesh body comprising a mesh body formed by intersecting a plurality of threads, a plurality of screen pores formed by intersecting the plurality of threads, and a capturing layer formed on the mesh body. The capturing layer comprises a capturing material specifically binding with the target object, and the screen pores of two adjacent layers of multi-channel mesh bodies are partially staggered. The present invention improves the capture rate of the target object in the case of ensuring high flux.

Abstract: Disclosed are a functionalized mesh and fluidic apparatus for capturing cells or molecules in solution. The functionalized mesh comprises a mesh substrate and a functional layer formed on said mesh substrate, wherein the functional layer comprises capturing substances that can specifically bind with the target cells or molecules. The mesh and apparatus of the invention have high specificity, as well as high throughput, and are suitable for capturing molecules in solution or expressed at the surface of cell membranes. It is particularly suited to capture and sort circulating tumor cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for capturing target cells or molecules in solution, comprising steps of: (I) getting medium containing said target cells or molecules into an apparatus comprising a capturing device for capturing said target cells or molecules; (II) getting said medium flow through said capturing device; (III) removing unbound debris, cells and molecules; (IV) getting said target cells or molecules detached from the capturing device; and (V) collecting said target cells or molecules; wherein said capturing device comprises at least one functionalized mesh comprising a mesh substrate and a functional layer formed on said mesh substrate, wherein said functional layer comprises capturing substances that can specifically bind with said target cells or molecules. The method has high specificity, as well as high throughput, and is suitable for capturing cells or molecules in a solution or expressed at the surface of cell membranes. It is particularly suited to capture and sort circulating tumor cells.