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. 2020 Sep 17;3:130. doi: 10.1038/s42004-020-00377-y

Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the AuNP and lipid interactants and diverse outcomes arising from AuNPs–lipid membrane interactions at different size ranges.

Fig. 1

a Schematic of the citrate-stabilised AuNP and PC lipid interaction due to a combination of electrostatic and van der Waals interactions. Chemical structure of b DOPC and POPC phospholipids. c Summarising representation of the diverse AuNP–lipids interaction outcomes at different nanoparticles size range.