A Comparative Study of Two Folate-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Nanotechnology Applications

We report a comparative study of synthesis, characteristics and in vitro tests of two folate-conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNP) differing in linkers and AuNP sizes for selective targeting of folate-receptor positive cancerous cells. The linkers chosen were 4-aminothiophenol (4Atp) and 6-mercapto-1...

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Main Authors: Ali Shakeri-Zadeh, G. Ali Mansoori, Kenneth S. Brandenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/2/4/1911/