The Effects of Size, Shape, and Surface Functional Group of Gold Nanostructures on Their Adsorption and Internalization by Cells

Overview

Journal Small

Date 2009 Dec 24

PMID 20029850

Citations 94

Authors

Eun Chul Cho

Leslie Au

Qiang Zhang

Younan Xia

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