Influence of cytoskeleton on nanoparticle migration in biological cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 173705 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3251790
Published 30 October 2009
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Magnetic nanoparticles have shown great promise for their use in many biomedical applications. Here we develop a quantifiable cell model to investigate particle diffusion. The tracer, jump, and chemical diffusion coefficients have been calculated for different densities of cytoskeleton proteins.
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| History: | Received 3 August 2009; accepted 28 September 2009; published 30 October 2009 |
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