Quantitative replacement of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide by cationic thiol ligands on the surface of gold nanorods and their extremely large uptake by cancer cells

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jan 16;51(3):636-41. doi: 10.1002/anie.201107304. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Membrane Permeability
  • Cell Survival
  • Cetrimonium
  • Cetrimonium Compounds / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Gold / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Nanotubes / analysis*
  • Nanotubes / ultrastructure
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / metabolism
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Cetrimonium Compounds
  • Ligands
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Gold
  • Cetrimonium