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ArticlePolymers2020

Extracellular Vesicle Isolation Yields Increased by Low-Temperature Gaseous Plasma Treatment of Polypropylene Tubes.

Matic Resnik, Janez Kovač, Roman Štukelj, Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Petr Humpolíček, Ita Junkar

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Matic ResnikDepartment of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-4373-9334
Janez KovačDepartment of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Roman ŠtukeljLaboratory of Clinical Biophysics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Veronika Kralj-IgličLaboratory of Clinical Biophysics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Petr HumpolíčekCentre of Polymer Systems, Polymer Centre, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, T.G. Masaryk Sq. 5555, 760 05 Zlin, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6837-6878
Ita JunkarDepartment of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-1145-9883
Jožef Stefan Institute · SIUniversity of Ljubljana · SITomas Bata University in Zlín · CZ

Funding

Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS PR-06154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) based diagnostic techniques are promising non-invasive procedures for early stage disease detection which are gaining importance in the medical field. EVs are cell derived particles found in body liquids, especially blood, from which they are isolated for further analysis. However, techniques for their isolation are not fully standardized and require further improvement. Herein modification of polypropylene (PP) tubes by cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) is suggested to minimize the EVs to surface binding and thus increase EVs isolation yields. The influence of gaseous plasma treatment on surface morphology was studied by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), changes in surface wettability by measuring the Water Contact Angle (WCA), while surface chemical changes were analyzed by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Moreover, PP tubes from different manufacturers were compared. The final isolation yields of EVs were evaluated by flow cytometry. The results of this study suggest that gaseous plasma treatment is an intriguing technique to uniformly alter surface properties of PP tubes and improve EVs isolation yields up to 42%.

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atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs)extracellular vesicles (EVs)nanostructurespolypropylene (PP)

Identifiers

PMID33076317
PMCPMC7602565
OpenAlexW3093155583

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