Rod-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles with rough surfaces for enhanced cellular delivery

  • Chun Xu
  • , Yuting Niu
  • , Amirali Popat
  • , Siddharth Jambhrunkar
  • , Surajit Karmakar
  • , Chengzhong Yu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Novel rod-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles with a rough surface have been prepared with 37% higher cellular uptake and drug delivery efficacy compared to their counterparts with a smooth surface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-256
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

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