Figure 2.
(a) Docking density of the modified PEG influencing the amount of protein adsorbed on the surface of Au NPs. PEG-modified density then determines the Au NP amount by macrophage uptake. Reprinted with permission from [80]. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. (b) Cellular uptake pathways for NPs: intracellular trafficking processes and possible endocytosis pathways. Reprinted with permission from [42]. Copyright 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.