title: Size-dependent endocytosis of single gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Herein we investigate the size-dependent force of endocytosing single gold nanoparticles by HeLa cells. The results reveal that both the uptake and unbinding force values are dependent upon the size of gold nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Suyong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Liya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hongda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004705:Endocytosis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D006046:Gold