Interaction of gold nanoparticles with proteins and cells

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) possess many advantages such as facile synthesis, controllable size and shape, good biocompatibility, and unique optical properties. Au NPs have been widely used in biomedical fields, such as hyperthermia, biocatalysis, imaging, and drug delivery. The broad application ra...

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Main Authors: Pengyang Wang, Xin Wang, Liming Wang, Xiaoyang Hou, Wei Liu, Chunying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-06-01
Series:Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1468-6996/16/3/034610