Fig. 3: Structural fingerprints of typical NPs extracted from human serum samples. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Structural fingerprints of typical NPs extracted from human serum samples.

From: Chemical multi-fingerprinting of exogenous ultrafine particles in human serum and pleural effusion

Fig. 3: Structural fingerprints of typical NPs extracted from human serum samples.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a TEM image of the particles from a healthy human serum sample. The inset shows the high-resolution image of the selected section. b–c EDXS mapping of the particles marked in the cyan square in a. d HAADF-STEM image of the particles from a patient serum sample (S4). e–f EDXS mapping of the particles marked in the yellow square in d. g HAADF-STEM image of the particles from another patient serum sample (S27). h High-resolution HAADF-STEM image and i the corresponding EDXS mapping of the particles marked in the red square in g.

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