Table 2.
Physical characteristics of extracellular vesicles and some enveloped viruses. VSV: vesicular stomatitis virus, HSV-1: oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1.
| Particle | Size Range | Density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVs | Exosome | 30–150 nm | 1.13–1.21 g·ml−1 |
| Microvesicle | 100–1000 nm | 1.03–1.08 g·ml−1 | |
| Apoptotic body | 50–5000 nm | 1.16–1.28 g·ml−1 | |
| Enveloped viruses | VSV | 70–170 nm | 1.19–1.20 g·ml−1 |
| Influenza A virus | 80–120 nm | 1.2 g·ml−1 | |
| Lentivirus | 80–100 nm | 1.16–1.18 g·ml−1 | |
| γ-retrovirus | 80–120 nm | 1.15–1.17 g·ml−1 | |
| HSV-1 | 155–240 nm | 1.27 g·ml−1 |