Chemical characterization of Maltese-cross birefringent particles in synovial fluid samples collected from symptomatic joints

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• ¹ Case Western Reserve University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 10900, Euclid Avenue, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA.
• ² Metro Health Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, 2500, Metro Health Drive, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, 10900, Euclid Avenue, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA.
• ³ Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Rheumatology, 9200, W Wisconsin Avenue, 53223 Milwaukee, WI, USA.
• ⁴ Henry-Ford Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, 2799, W Grand Boulevard, 48202 Detroit, MI, USA.
• ⁵ Henry-Ford Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bone and Joint Center, 2799, W Grand Boulevard, 48202 Detroit, MI, USA.
• ⁶ Case Western Reserve University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 10900, Euclid Avenue, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, 10900, Euclid Avenue, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 10900, Euclid Avenue, 44106 Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: ozan.akkus@case.edu.