TOWARDS MECHANISMS OF NANOTOXICITY – INTERACTION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES WITH PROTEINS AND DNA

Even though most of the existing studies of gold nanoparticles indicate that they are safe to use, some researchers show that specific forms of nanoparticles (e.g. nanorods) are able to destroy the cell membrane and very small nanoparticles (below 37 nm in diameter) in high concentration have been...

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Autori principali: PAWEŁ KRUPA, MAGDALENA A. MOZOLEWSKA, BAKHTIYOR RASULEV, CEZARY CZAPLEWSKI, JERZY LESZCZYNSKI
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Gdańsk University of Technology 2014-10-01
Serie:TASK Quarterly
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Accesso online:https://journal.mostwiedzy.pl/TASKQuarterly/article/view/1896