The origin of heterogeneous nanoparticle uptake by cells
Cellular uptake of nanoparticles is highly variable between individual cells in a population. Here, the authors show that this heterogeneity is a result of varying numbers of nanoparticle-containing endosomes while the nanoparticle dose per endosome remains constant.
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10112-4 |
| Summary: | Cellular uptake of nanoparticles is highly variable between individual cells in a population. Here, the authors show that this heterogeneity is a result of varying numbers of nanoparticle-containing endosomes while the nanoparticle dose per endosome remains constant. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |