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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2026

Comparison of polyester (PET) capillary-channeled polymer (C-CP) fiber spin-down tips and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) for the isolation of HEK 293-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs).

Carolina Mata, Christopher D Topper, R Kenneth Marcus

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Carolina MataDepartment of Chemistry, Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, 105 Collings St., Clemson, SC, 29634-0973, USA.
Christopher D TopperDepartment of Chemistry, Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, 105 Collings St., Clemson, SC, 29634-0973, USA.
R Kenneth MarcusDepartment of Chemistry, Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, 105 Collings St., Clemson, SC, 29634-0973, USA. marcusr@clemson.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4276-5805

Funding

Capillary-channeled polymers fibers and films - A platform technology for exosome isolation and analyticsR01GM141347 · NIGMS · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · PI BRUCE, TERRI LANE FOSTER, MARCUS, RICHARD KENNETH · 2022 to 2025
$1.7M
JEOL 2100PLUS(CR)S10OD034282 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI SALGUERO, TINA · 2023 to 2023
$1.2M
National Science Foundation CHE-2404088NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM141347NIH HHS 1RO1GM141347-01A1NIH HHS 3R01GM141347-02S2NIH HHS S10 OD034282
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Abstract

Human embryonic kidney (HEK) cell lines are used in the production of diverse biopharmaceuticals, including extracellular vesicles (EVs), due to their scalability and human biocompatibility. EVs are nanosized (30-200 nm), carriers of biomolecules that participate in cellular communication and can deliver therapeutic cargo in a targeted manner. Their use as drug vectors requires high-purity isolates; however, achieving such purity is challenging due to complex host matrices. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) affects separations based on hydrodynamic radii and is a common isolation method due to its downstream applicability; however, it struggles to yield high-purity isolates. Polyester (PET) capillary-channeled polymer (C-CP) fiber spin-down tips are a novel EV separation platform employing hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) to isolate high-purity EVs. Samples are loaded under high ionic strength conditions, where hydrophobic species adsorb to the fibers, and polar species pass through unretained. Analytes are then eluted in order of increasing hydrophobicity using an inverse salt gradient and adding small amounts of organic solvent at each step. A practical comparison of a commercial SEC column and PET C-CP spin-down tip EV eluates is conducted here via quantitative absorbance response curves, protein assays, nanoflow cytometry, and transmission electron microscopy. PET C-CP fiber platforms isolated 4.3 × 10

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Chromatography, GelExtracellular VesiclesPolyestersHEK293 CellsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsPolyestersC-CP fiber spin-down tipsExtracellular vesiclesHuman embryonic kidney (HEK) cellsHydrophobic interaction chromatographySize exclusion chromatography

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PMID42423750
PMCPMC13585934

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