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ReviewNano convergence2025

Efficient methods of isolation and purification of extracellular vesicles.

Taewoon Kim, Jong Wook Hong, Luke P Lee

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Review in Nano convergence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Taewoon KimDepartment of Bionanotechnology, Graduate School, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea.
Jong Wook HongDepartment of Bionanotechnology, Graduate School, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea. jwh@hanyang.ac.kr.
Luke P LeeHarvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. lplee@bwh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Systematic Study of Extracellular Vesicles and their Integrative Analysis with Parkinson's Organoids MAPR01NS124916 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Xianjun Dong, Luke P. Lee · 2022 to 2026
$3.7M
Early detection of type 1 diabetes via Exosome Technology with Optoelectronics Lab-on-chip: EXTOLR01DK133864 · NIDDK · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GAGLIA, JASON, GUO, FENG · 2022 to 2025
$3.0M
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R01DK133864Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R01NS124916Korea Health Industry Development Institute HI20C0013National Research Foundation of Korea 2018M3A9H1023323National Research Foundation of Korea 2018R1A2B6005354NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK133864NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS124916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Living cells produce nanometer scales of extracellular vesicles (EVs) that have attracted considerable interest due to their transformative effects on diagnostics and therapies for cancer and other diseases. While significant advancements have been made in grasping the physical and chemical foundations of separation techniques for EVs, challenges must be overcome to ensure effective EV purification for diverse life sciences and clinical applications. This review highlights the most significant developments in efficient isolation and purification methods for EVs in transformative medicine. We examine the basic structure of exosomes and how to obtain specimens containing exosomes and EVs from various body fluids. We investigate the principles of physical, chemical, and biological isolation methods of EVs. We systematically evaluate different designs of microfluidics-based EV purification methods. We provide a comprehensive overview of the applications of exosomes in the life sciences and medicine. The precise engineering of EV isolation and purification generates a high yield and purity, offering practical solutions for translational medicine.

Indexed as

DiagnosticsExosomeExtracellular vesiclesSeparationTherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID40996676
PMCPMC12463815

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