Transferrin-functionalized nanoparticles lose their targeting capabilities when a biomolecule corona adsorbs on the surface

Eugene Mahon; Kenneth A. Dawson; Anna Salvati; Andrzej S. Pitek; Marco P. Monopoli; Kanlaya Prapainop; Francesca Baldelli Bombelli; Delyan R. Hristov; Philip M. Kelly; Christoffer Åberg

doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.237

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TransferrinBiomoleculeTransferrin receptorNanoparticleReceptorNanotechnologyBiophysicsChemistryNanomedicineNanomaterialsSmall moleculeCell surface receptorConjugated systemCell biologyMaterials scienceBiochemistryBiology

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Year: 2013
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 137-143
Citations: 1753
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                                    Eugene Mahon, 
                                
                                    Kenneth A. Dawson, 
                                
                                    Anna Salvati
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Transferrin-functionalized nanoparticles lose their targeting capabilities when a biomolecule corona adsorbs on the surface. 
                            Nature Nanotechnology
                            , 8
                            (2)
                            , 137-143.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.237
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.237