Protection capabilities of nanostructured shells toward cell encapsulation: A saccharomyces/paramecium model

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 931-936

  Magrassi, Raffaella ^a,b   Ramoino, Paola ^a   Bianchini, Paolo ^a,c   Diaspro, Alberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Living cells; Nanocapsule; Nanophysics; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; NANOCAPSULES; NANOSHELLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; LIVING CELL; LIVING ORGANISMS; MULTI-LAYER SHELLS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOPHYSICS; NANOSTRUCTURED HYBRIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; PROTECTION CAPABILITIES; SACCHAROMYCES;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 78649473376     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20844     Document Type: Article

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