Over het proefschrift:
Cells release small sacks filled with fluid, which are called extracellular vesicles. Since the properties of these vesicles in body fluids change during disease, vesicles have promising clinical applications. However, the small size of extracellular vesicles hampers their detection. The aim of this book is to improve the detection of extracellular vesicles by (1) obtaining insights into physical properties of extracellular vesicles, and (2) gaining a profound understanding of techniques to detect extracellular vesicles.

Over de auteur:
Edwin van der Pol is a researcher at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He studied applied physics and now focuses on the detection of extracellular vesicles.