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Exocytosis of peptide functionalized gold nanoparticles in endothelial cells.

Nanoscale. 2012 Jun 29;

Authors: Bartczak D, Nitti S, Millar TM, Kanaras AG

Abstract
We present the exocytosis profile of two types of peptide-coated nanoparticles, which have similar charge and size but different functionality. While one kind of particles appears to progressively exocytose, the other one has a more complex profile, suggesting that some of the particles are re-uptaken by the cells. Both types of particles retain their colloidal stability after exocytosis.

PMID: 22743818 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]