title: Zwitterionic phosphorylcholine as a better ligand for gold nanorods cell uptake and selective photothermal ablation of cancer cells.
abstract: The conjugation of zwitterionic phosphorylcholine onto gold nanorods leads to enhanced and selective uptake within cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jinyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qingshan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D006046:Gold