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![Example of an F-NTA measurement of a bacteriophage Phi6 preparation labelled with Sybr™Gold nucleic acid stain (blue curve) and Cellbrite® Fix 640 lipid layer stain (red curve) compared to scatter-based NTA (grey curve). Purity was calculated to be 82% for dsRNA and 85% for lipid layer containing phage particles.](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/phi6_grafik_web_02-300x195.png)
Rapid determination of purity, integrity and titer
of viruses by Fluorescence Nanoparticle Tracking
Analysis (F-NTA) using the bacteriophage Phi6
Determination of the titer of viruses and bacteriophages is an indispensable key technology in virological research and for diagnostic purposes. Depending on the method used, the measurements are either qualitative or quantitative, very time-consuming, and do not provide information about integrity or aggregation behaviour of the virus particles. Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis with the Particle Metrix ZetaView® instrument allows the user to perform a rapid concentration determination of virus particles. Using the bacteriophage Phi6 as an example, we show how titer, purity and integrity of phage particles can be measured quickly and reliably using the fluorescence detection capability of the Particle Metrix ZetaView® instrument.
![Concentration, Size and Zeta Potential measured on sub-visible protein suspensions](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Concentration-Size-and-Zeta-Potential-measured-on-sub-visible-protein-suspensions-300x226.png)
Three in One: Concentration, Size & Zeta Potential measured on sub-visible protein suspensions
The preparation of high-value biological material, such as proteins, requires a multi-step procedure of separation and purification. Each step must be optimized to reach full efficiency of yield.
![EV Isolation Yields confirmed via F-NTA](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EV-Isolation-Yields-confirmed-via-F-NTA-300x196.png)
Detect only extracellular vesicles with Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA)
Making a great exosome research tool even better, SBI has developed ExoGlow TM -NTA, a proprietary dye that enables fluorescent analysis of only the extracellular vesicles (EVs) present in a heterogeneous sample.
![Figure 2: Concentration measurement of SiO2 reference source on 5 different ZetaView 110 instruments. Shown are the data for the total number of particles (blue) and the number of particle in the certified size range above 60 nm (orange). The Concentration according certificate 4,0 x 10^7 particles / ml is depicted as the orange line.](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/csm_Concentration_accurancy_2_ba5a0f2302-300x196.png)
Reliability of concentration measurements with the Particle Metrix ZetaView® Nanoparticle Tracking Analyzer
Concentration levels of extracellular vesicles have a high clinical potential as a reference for disease.
![Multi-Wavelength F-NTA](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Multi-Wavelength-F-NTA-300x200.png)
Phenotyping of EVs by Multi-Wavelength Fluorescence Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
F-NTA of fluorescent labelled bionanoparticles is an efficient technique for quantification of size and total concentration.
![](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sm-zetaView-kopie-1-300x200.jpg)
Evaluation of a Four Wavelength NTA Instrument for biomarker detection of cell line EVs
Shown with four-fold labeled EVs: Multi-wavelength NTA reduces total measurement time, minimizes the amount of sample required, and improves experimental reproducibility.
![Examination of an extracellular vesicle preparation from the colon cancer cell line HTC116. Comparison between the total particle count (grey; 100%), CD9 positives (violet; 3%), CD63 positives (green; 19%), CD81 positives (blue; 21%) and the biological vesicle count (red; 93%)](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/csm_Tetraspanin_1_b63f721e8f-300x207.jpg)
Identification of Exosomes using the tetraspanins CD9, CD63, CD81 and Particle Metrix ZetaView® fluorescent Nanoparticle Tracking (F-NTA)
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has emerged as the state-of the-art method for size and concentration characterization of exosomes and extracellular vesicles.
![Comparison between the total particle concentration (gray) and the biological vesicle concentration (red).](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/csm_Comparison_particle_vesicle_concentration_05ab271172-300x183.jpg)
Purity check of Extracellular Vesicle preparations by Particle Metrix ZetaView® Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
Over the past decade Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has emerged as an essential characterization tool for Extracellular Vesicle and Exosome research.
![NTA size measurement by detection of scattered light after excitation with 488nm (red line) and fluorescence light after excitation with 640nm (red line) and 405nm (green line) of HTC116 cell line derived exosomes stained with DAPI.](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/csm_NTA_size_measurement_2c50dc972b-300x196.jpg)
Identification of DNA / RNA containing Extracellular Vesicles with DAPI and Particle Metrix ZetaView® Nanoparticle Tracking
Here we report an easy and quick method to analyse size and concentration of nucleic acid containing EVs by fluorescent NTA (f-NTA) after staining with DAPI.
![Figure 1: Particle concentration of total particles (100%) (grey) and CD41 positives derived from MSC (41,4%) and HTC116 (0%).](https://particle-metrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/csm_Particle_concentration__300_5dd2815c50-300x167.jpg)
Identification of platelet-derived Exosomes in plasma samples with Particle Metrix ZetaView® Nanoparticle Tracking
Here we report a unique method to identify platelet-derived Exosomes from plasma samples using specific fluorescently labelled CD41 antibody and the Particle Metrix ZetaView® instrument.