Gold nanoparticle uptake in whole cells in liquid examined by environmental scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 189-197

  Peckys, Diana B ^a   De Jonge, Niels ^a,b  

^a INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental scanning electron microscopy; Gold nanoparticles; Lysosomes; Nanoparticle size; Nanoparticle uptake; Scanning transmission electron microscopy; Whole cells

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GOLD; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 84896445829     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927613013986     Document Type: Article

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