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. 2024 Nov 26;121(48):e2415874121.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2415874121. Epub 2024 Nov 15.

Reply to Materić: Appropriate blanks should avoid major contamination sources in the lab

Naixin Qian  1 , Phoebe Stapleton  2 , Beizhan Yan  3 , Wei Min  1
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Reply to Materić: Appropriate blanks should avoid major contamination sources in the lab

Naixin Qian et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Parallel comparison of results from Brand B and Milli-Q based on the MNP quantification analysis using fluorescent polystyrene (PS) beads as the internal standard. From Left to Right, the relative number abundance of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyamide (PA) plastic particles compared to the added PS beads. Error bars, mean ± SEM. Data are originated from SI Appendix, Fig. S20 (2). P values are calculated from generalized linear mixed model analysis.
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