Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 111-119 , June 2007

Cell selective response to gold nanoparticles

  • Hirak K. Patra, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
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  • Shuvojit Banerjee, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
    • ,
  • Utpal Chaudhuri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hematology & Transfusion Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Prabir Lahiri, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hematology & Transfusion Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Anjan Kr. Dasgupta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Anjan Kr. Dasgupta, Calcutta University, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, WB 700019 India.

Received 27 December 2006 ,Revised 3 March 2007

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PII: S1549-9634(07)00053-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.03.005

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 111-119 , June 2007

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