The impact of surface ligands and synthesis method on the toxicity of glutathione-coated gold nanoparticles

Nanomaterials

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 355-371

  Harper, Bryan ^a   Sinche, Federico ^a   Wu, Rosina Ho ^b   Gowrishankar, Meenambika ^b   Marquart, Grant ^b   Mackiewicz, Marilyn ^b   Harper, Stacey L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Glutathione; Gold; Nanoparticle; Nanotoxicity; Purity; Synthesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901477511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano4020355     Document Type: Article

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