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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: Nano Lett. 2007 Nov 13;7(12):3818–3821. doi: 10.1021/nl072471q

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1.

Proposed Scheme for ASNP Cellular Uptakea

aUpon addition to the media, ASNPs bind extracellular proteins and allow the ASNP to interface with the cellular membrane. The number of proteins per particle correlates with particle uptake.