Figure 2. Construction and Characterization of NanoScript.
(a) The magnetic core-shell nanoparticle (MCNP) was functionalized with PEG-terminated biomolecules, through thiol-gold interactions, to develop the NanoScript platform specific for either GFP or Sox9. (b) The hydrodynamic diameter and (c) transmission electron micrographs of NanoScript (scale bar = 20 nm). (d) A dye-labeled NanoScript (red) was transfected into rat NSCs and NanoScript was detected within the nucleus (blue) (scale bar = 20 μm).