Extended Data Fig. 1. In vitro study simulating formation of primary protein corona (1st corona) and secondary protein corona (2nd corona) on EVs and liposomes.
(a) EV2D and (b) Negatively charged liposomes (LIP, as representative of synthetic particles with lipid bilayers) were incubated firstly with albumin labelled with Alexa fluor 488 (ALB-AF488) (1st corona) then with albumin labelled with Cyanide 5 (ALB-Cy5) (2nd corona). Fluorescence was evaluated by a plate reader to determine the degree of albumin adsorption. Results confirmed that EV precoating with ALB (1st corona) induces deposition of more albumin (2nd corona) on EVs (**p = 0.0015). This is mimicking EVs interaction with blood when injected intravenously. In case of LIP, quenching was observed. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3, biologically independent samples) with two-tailed unpaired t-Test analysis. The figure was created with BioRender.com.