The Effect of PEI and PVP-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles on Equine Platelets Activation: Potential Application in Equine Regenerative Medicine

Figure 6

STEM images of platelets incubated with different concentrations of AuNPs and stabilized by different polymers agent: (a) 1% AuNPs stabilized by PEI, (b) 5% AuNPs stabilized by PEI, (c) 10% AuNPs stabilized by PEI, (d) 1% AuNPs stabilized by PVP, (e) 5% AuNPs stabilized by PVP, (f) 10% AuNPs stabilized by PVP, and (g) control sample. Magnifications, 20000x; scale bar = 2 μm.

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