Engineered nanoparticles interacting with cells: size matters

Journal of Nanobiotechnology - Tập 12 Số 1 - 2014
Shang Li1, Karin Nienhaus1, G. Ulrich Nienhaus1
1Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Strasse 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

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