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. 2018 Apr 12;13:2279–2294. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S158393

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TEM images of synthetic SiNPs in dry form (A, B), dispersed in water (C, D), and dispersed in DMEM containing 10% FBS (E, F).

Notes: SiNPs are shown to have a tendency to form aggregates, dependently on the dispersion medium. The biggest agglomerates with the largest particles are present in DMEM. Representative images from the FEI Tecnai G2 X-Twin microscope are shown. Magnifications: 34,000× (A, C, E) and 130,000× (B, D, F).

Abbreviations: TEM, transmission electron microscopy; SiNPs, silicon dioxide nanoparticles.