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The Effects of Size, Shape, and Surface Functional Group of Gold Nanostructures on Their Adsorption and Internalization by Cells
Author(s) -
Cho Eun Chul,
Au Leslie,
Zhang Qiang,
Xia Younan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200901622
Subject(s) - nanostructure , nanotechnology , materials science , surface plasmon resonance , photothermal therapy , internalization , adsorption , colloidal gold , cancer cell , absorption (acoustics) , nanoparticle , chemistry , cell , cancer , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , medicine
The size, shape , and surface chemistry of a gold nanostructure can influence its adsorption and internalization by a cell (see image). This work compares gold nanostructures of two different sizes, two different shapes, and three different surface functional groups.