Figure 2.
(A) Bi-functional 3500 Da polyethyleneglycol (PEG3500) containing a free hydroxyl group at one terminus, for conjugation to the poly (L-lactide) (PLA), and a maleimide moiety at the other terminus, for conjugation to a thiolated receptor specific monoclonal antibody (MAb). (B) Transmission electron microscopy of pegylated nanoparticles. Magnification bar = 120 nm. (C) Electron micrograph of pegylated immunonanoparticle mixed with a secondary antibody directed against the MAb conjugated to the surface of the nanoparticle, where the secondary antibody is a conjugate of 10 nm gold. Magnification bar = 15 nm. Reprinted by permission of Olivier et al. (20).