Effect of self-assembly of fullerene nano-particles on lipid membrane.

Carbon nanoparticles can penetrate the cell membrane and cause cytotoxicity. The diffusion feature and translocation free energy of fullerene through lipid membranes is well reported. However, the knowledge on self-assembly of fullerenes and resulting effects on lipid membrane is poorly addressed. I...

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Main Authors: Saiqun Zhang, Yuguang Mu, John Z H Zhang, Weixin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3812269?pdf=render