Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 226-236 , September 2008

Surface chemistry influences cancer killing effect of TiO2 nanoparticles

  • Paul Thevenot, MS

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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  • Jai Cho, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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  • Dattatray Wavhal, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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  • Richard B. Timmons, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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  • Liping Tang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Texas at Arlington, 214 Engineering Laboratory Building, Arlington, Texas 76019-0138, USA.

Received 21 June 2007 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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 This work was supported by NIH grants RO1 GM074021 and an AHA Established Investigator Award.

PII: S1549-9634(08)00038-5

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2008.04.001

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 226-236 , September 2008

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