Figure 1.
Profiling and characterisation of sEVs derived from mineralising osteoblasts (MO-EVs). (a) Topographic profiling of sEVs using AFM under tapping mode revealed a heterogeneous population of spherical particles with sizes within the range previously obtained for osteoblast EVs (<300 nm). (b) Tunable resistive pulse sensing measurements revealed a mean particle size of 167 nm, with a maximum particle size of 340 nm. (c) DLS measurement also confirmed a largely mono-disperse population with a mean particle size of 157 nm. (d) Transmission electron micrograph identifying a heterogenous population of sEVs with white arrows identifying the presence of what appear to be membrane-associated condensations associated with mineral accumulation.