title: Quantitative replacement of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide by cationic thiol ligands on the surface of gold nanorods and their extremely large uptake by cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vigderman
authors.forename: Pramit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.forename: Eugene R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Zubarev
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D002470:Cell Survival; D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D008024:Ligands; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold; D000077286:Cetrimonium