We present a protocol to compare the state of minerals in vesicles released by two human bone cell lines: hFOB 1.19 and Saos-2. Their mineralization profiles were analyzed by Alizarin Red-S (AR-S) staining, ultraviolet (UV) light visualization, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX).
Bozycki, L., Komiazyk, M., Mebarek, S., Buchet, R., Pikula, S., Strzelecka-Kiliszek, A. Analysis of Minerals Produced by hFOB 1.19 and Saos-2 Cells Using Transmission Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis. J. Vis. Exp. (136), e57423, doi:10.3791/57423 (2018).