Unexpected intracellular biodegradation and recrystallization of gold nanoparticles [Medical Sciences]

Gold nanoparticles are used in an expanding spectrum of biomedical applications. However, little is known about their long-term fate in the organism as it is generally admitted that the inertness of gold nanoparticles prevents their biodegradation. In this work, the biotransformations of gold nanoparticles captured by primary fibroblasts were monitored...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Alice Balfourier, Nathalie Luciani, Guillaume Wang, Gerald Lelong, Ovidiu Ersen, Abdelali Khelfa, Damien Alloyeau, Florence Gazeau, Florent Carn Tags: Physical Sciences Source Type: research