These measurements were assessed using an intrasession intrarater reliability design.
The morphology of diamond coatings was assessed using an SEM.
Quality of total RNA fractions was assessed using an Agilent Bioanalyzer to calculate a RNA Integrity Number RINN).
Confounding was assessed using an all-possible-subsets approach on covariates eligible for removal (that is, those not statistically significant).
The thermal radiation impact of organic peroxide fireballs is experimentally assessed using an infrared camera.
The pH of each novelty sweet was assessed using an electronic pH meter on a magnetic stirrer (HANNA pH meter HI 2210, HANNA instruments, Michigan, USA).
Average fragment length and quantity after in vitro transcription using were assessed using an RNA Pico Kit on a 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent) according to the manufacturer's protocol.
The size distribution of plasma DNA was assessed using an Agilent 2100 BioAnalyzer and the DNA HS kit (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA).
For the isolation of ALDH1-high subpopulation, ALDH1 activity was assessed using an Aldefluor kit (Stem Cell Technologies, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada).
First, the concentration dependent cytotoxic potential of polystyrene nanoparticles was assessed using an MTT cytotoxicity assay to identify a suitable working nanoparticle concentration (Fig. 5a).
To cross-validate the results, in most cases, the PK activity was also assessed using an alternative PK Assay method (Biovision) according to the manufacturer's protocol.
