Computer simulation of the translocation of nanoparticles with different shapes across a lipid bilayer

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 579-583

  Yang, Kai ^a   Ma, Yu Qiang ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; LIPID BILAYERS; NANOPARTICLES;

DIFFERENT SHAPES; INITIAL ORIENTATION; LOCAL CURVATURE; PARTICLE ROTATIONS; PENETRATION PROCESS; PRACTICAL GUIDE; SHAPE ANISOTROPY; TRANSLOCATION PROCESS;

DRUG DELIVERY;

NANOPARTICLE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 77956427256     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.141     Document Type: Article

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