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. 2020 Jan 22;6(1):14-15.
doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01284. Epub 2019 Dec 30.

Protein Corona, with a Twist

Gun Su Han  1 , Dylan W Domaille  1
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Protein Corona, with a Twist

Gun Su Han et al. ACS Cent Sci. .
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) predefined with a hard protein corona are able to target specific cell types, avoid macrophage clearance, and/or engage with different uptake machinery, depending on the protein adsorbed.
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