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editorial
. 2011 Sep 29;26(11):3436–3439. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr521

Table 1.

Nanoparticles as putative living organisms turned out to be a biochemical phenomenon

Nanoparticles as putative living organisms Nanoparticles as biochemical phenomenon
Form and shape similar but much smaller than bacteria Nanoparticles of mineral and non-mineral compounds
Content: nucleic acid and proteins In vitro high binding to charged molecules
Growing structures Saturated solution enables in vitro growth
Antibodies against nanobacteria Antibodies against albumin and fetuin-A