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Biomedical Applications: Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Red Blood Cell Membranes (Adv. Mater. 26/2013)
Author(s) -
Gao Weiwei,
Hu CheMing J.,
Fang Ronnie H.,
Luk Brian T.,
Su Jing,
Zhang Liangfang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370169
Subject(s) - colloidal gold , surface modification , membrane , materials science , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
Liangfang Zhang and co‐workers report on page 3549 a top‐down approach to functionalize gold nanoparticles with cellular membranes from natural red blood cells. The resulting gold nanoparticles have an enclosed membrane shield and biological characteristics found on the source cells. By combining inorganic gold nanoparticles with biological membranes, this work demonstrates a compelling strategy to develop biomimetic gold nanostructures for future applications.