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. 2016 Oct 27;11:5595–5610. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S104034

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Biodistribution of pGNRs@mSiO₂ and pGNRs@mSiO₂-RGD in mouse organs 24 hours after the intravenous injection of nanoparticles (1 mg Au in 200 μL of PBS).

Notes: Gold accumulation in tissue samples was evaluated by ICP-MS. pGNRs@ mSiO₂, mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods; pGNRs@mSiO₂-RGD, RGD-conjugated mesoporous silica-encapsulated gold nanorods; RGD, arginine–glycine–aspartic acid (Arg-Gly-Asp) peptides.

Abbreviations: ICP-MS, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; GIT, gastrointestinal tract; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; conc, concentration.