Effect of Particle Diameter and Surface Composition on the Spontaneous Fusion of Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Lipid Bilayers
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Van Lehn, Reid C.; Atukorale, Prabhani U.; Carney, Randy P.; Yang, Yu-Sang Sabrina; Stellacci, Francesco; Irvine, Darrell J.; Alexander-Katz, Alfredo; ... Show more Show less
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Anionic, monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been shown to nondisruptively penetrate cellular membranes. Here, we show that a critical first step in the penetration process is potentially the fusion of such AuNPs with lipid bilayers. Free energy calculations, experiments on unilamellar and multilamellar vesicles, and cell studies all support this hypothesis. Furthermore, we show that fusion is only favorable for AuNPs with core diameters below a critical size that depends on the monolayer composition.
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2013-08Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITJournal
Nano Letters
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Van Lehn, Reid C., Prabhani U. Atukorale, Randy P. Carney, Yu-Sang Yang, Francesco Stellacci, Darrell J. Irvine, and Alfredo Alexander-Katz. “Effect of Particle Diameter and Surface Composition on the Spontaneous Fusion of Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Lipid Bilayers.” Nano Lett. 13, no. 9 (September 11, 2013): 4060–4067.
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1530-6984
1530-6992