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. 2017 Jan 25;8:55. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00055

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Microsphere architecture. The polystyrene divinylbenzene core is surrounded by a polymer layer, which is formed by polystyrene methacrylic acid (infusion of dyes). The surface of each microsphere is irregular, porous and carboxylated. Magnetic microspheres have an additional layer of magnetite within the polymer layer and so differ also in size.