Influence of PEG coating on the oral bioavailability of gold nanoparticles in rats

• Main Authors: Ahmed Alalaiwe (Author), Georgia Roberts (Author), Paul Carpinone (Author), John Munson (Author), Stephen Roberts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metallic nanoparticles can be produced in a variety of shapes, sizes, and surface chemistries, making them promising potential tools for drug delivery. Most studies to date have evaluated uptake of metallic nanoparticles from the GI tract with methods that are at best semi-quantitative. This study u...