Synthesis and cytotoxicity of silicon nanoparticles with covalently attached organic monolayers

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-347

  Ruizendaal, Loes ^a   Bhattacharjee, Sourav ^a   Pournazari, Kamyar ^a   Rosso Vasic, Milena ^a   De Haan, Laura H J ^a   Alink, Gerrit M ^a   Marcelis, Antonius T M ^a   Zuilhof, Han ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BrdU assay; Caco 2 cells; Cytotoxicity; MTT assay; Silicon nanoparticles; Substituent effect

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AZIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 71449099845     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17435390903288896     Document Type: Article

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