More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs

Monday, July 21, 2014 - 15:00 in Physics & Chemistry

A special class of tiny gold particles can easily slip through cell membranes, making them good candidates to deliver drugs directly to target cells. Scientists can now explain how gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs.

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