Shape effect in cellular uptake of PEGylated nanoparticles: comparison between sphere, rod, cube and disk

Abstract

Through molecular simulations, we find that the spherical NPs exhibit the fastest internalization rate, followed by the cubic NPs, then rod- and disk-like NPs.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Source ID
10.1039/c5nr02970h

Entities

People

  • Martin Kröger
  • Wing Kam Liu
  • Ying Li

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • ETH Zurich
  • Northwestern University

Tags

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech