Enhanced retention and cellular uptake of nanoparticles in tumors by controlling their aggregation behavior

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 6244-6257

  Liu, Xiangsheng ^a   Chen, Yangjun ^a   Li, Huan ^a   Huang, Nan ^a   Jin, Qiao ^a   Ren, Kefeng ^a   Ji, Jian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aggregation; gold nanoparticles; mixed charge zwitterionic; pH responsive; tumor accumulation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CELLULAR INTERNALIZATION; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MIXED-CHARGE ZWITTERIONIC; PH-RESPONSIVE; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; TUMOR ACCUMULATION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

AGGLOMERATION; BLOOD; DISEASES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; TUMORS;

DIAGNOSIS;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUSE; PH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR CELL LINE; HEPG2 CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DIFFUSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GOLD; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84880788067     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn402201w     Document Type: Article

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