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Towards defining reference materials for measuring extracellular vesicle refractive index, epitope abundance, size and concentration

Joshua A. Welsha Translational Nanobiology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Edwin van der Polb Vesicle Observation Center, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;c Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;d Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Britta A. Bettinb Vesicle Observation Center, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;d Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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David R. F. Cartere Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKView further author information
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An Hendrixf Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;g Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-8309View further author information
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Metka Lenassih Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaView further author information
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Marc-André Langloisi University of Ottawa Flow Cytometry and Virometry Core Facility, Ottawa, Canada;j Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;k Ottawa Center for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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Alicia Llorentel Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, NorwayView further author information
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Arthur S. van de Nesm VSL Dutch Metrology Institute, Delft, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Rienk Nieuwlandb Vesicle Observation Center, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;d Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Vera Tangi University of Ottawa Flow Cytometry and Virometry Core Facility, Ottawa, Canada;j Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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Lili Wangn National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USAView further author information
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Kenneth W. Witwero Departments of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology and Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-4233View further author information
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Jennifer C. Jonesa Translational Nanobiology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9488-7719View further author information
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Article: 1816641 | Received 20 Feb 2020, Accepted 24 Aug 2020, Published online: 24 Sep 2020

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