Portable detection of serum HER-2 in breast cancer by a pressure-based platform

Qian Tao1,2,3, Xinyi Wu4, Qingyuan Lin2

  • 1Chinese People's Liberation Army No. 174 Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Xiamen, 361000, China.

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