Ultrasmall fluorescent silver nanoclusters: Protein adsorption and its effects on cellular responses

Nano Research

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 531-542

  Shang, Li ^a   Dorlich R M ^a   Trouillet, Vanessa ^a   Bruns, Michael ^a   Nienhaus, G Ulrich ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

cellular uptake; cytotoxicity; fluorescent probes; protein adsorption; Silver nanoclusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865747005     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-012-0238-x     Document Type: Article

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