Gold nanoparticles in biology: Beyond toxicity to cellular imaging

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1721-1730

  Murphy, Catherine J ^a   Gole, Anand M ^a   Stone, John W ^a   Sisco, Patrick N ^a   Alkilany, Alaaldin M ^a   Goldsmith, Edie C ^c   Baxter, Sarah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; RADIATION SCATTERING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 58149102337     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800035u     Document Type: Article

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