Applying surface modified gold nanoparticles to biological systems

Gold nanoparticles hold promise as both a stable drug delivery system as well as a targeted inhibitor of protein:protein interactions. The flexibility and ease of modifying the surface of nanoparticles enables them to be tailored to specific cellular environments and tasks. Due to these characterist...

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Main Author: Arvizo, Rochelle R
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3372254