Control of nanoparticle penetration into biofilms through surface design.
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SUBMITTER: Li X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4258172 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Control of nanoparticle penetration into biofilms through surface design.
Li Xiaoning X Yeh Yi-Cheun YC Giri Karuna K Mout Rubul R Landis Ryan F RF Prakash Y S YS Rotello Vincent M VM
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20141118 2
Quantum dots were used as fluorescent probes to investigate nanoparticle penetration into biofilms. The particle penetration behavior was found to be controlled by surface chemical properties. ...[more]
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