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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Analyst. 2020 Jul 1;145(15):5090–5112. doi: 10.1039/d0an00633e

Figure 1. Factors governing protein corona formation include intrinsic nanoparticle characteristics and extrinsic biological characteristics.

Figure 1.

Intrinsic nanoparticle properties (top) can be employed as design handles during rational nanoparticle-corona design and extrinsic biofactors (bottom) must be carefully considered to ensure the complex will function properly within the intended biological environment. Some images in this figure are adapted with permission from Servier Medical Art by Servier (http://smart.servier.com), licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.