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. 2012 May;38(5):834–845. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.01.012

Table 3.

Certified and statistically analysed mean diameters (expressed as a percentage of the certified value) of four different microspheres as determined by electro-impedance volumetric zone sensing (ES), optical microscopy (OM) and laser diffraction (LD)

Microsphere Certified mean diameter in μm (Uncertainty in %) Measured mean diameter in % of certified value
ES OM LD
L2 2 ± 0.134 (6.7) 113 ± 15 114 ± 7 101 ± 13
L3 3 ± 0.134 (4.5) 100 ± 17 97 ± 10 103 ± 7
L5 5 ± 0.183 (3.7) 108 ± 22 102 ± 11 82 ± 11
L10 10 ± 0.360 (3.6) 111 ± 25 95 ± 28 91 ± 11