Microscopic Studies of Various Sizes of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Cellular Localizations

Figure 9

AFM imaging of 50 nm gold nanoparticles into HEp-2 cells after 1 (a), 2 (b), 4 (c), 12 (d), and 24 hr (e) incubations. All images are 45 by 45 microns except for (e) which is 40 by 40 microns.

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