Merging Worlds of Nanomaterials and Biological Environment: Factors Governing Protein Corona Formation on Nanoparticles and Its Biological Consequences

• Published in: Nanoscale research letters Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 221
• Main Authors: Foroozandeh, Parisa, Aziz, Azlan Abdul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 16.05.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological effects; Chemistry and Materials Science; Concentration gradient; Materials Science; Microenvironments; Molecular Medicine; Nano Review; Nanochemistry; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Physicochemical properties; Proteins; Size distribution; Surface chemistry; Ignored factors; Nanoparticle; Protein corona; Bio-nano interface

Protein corona has became a prevalent subject in the field of nanomedicine owing to its diverse role in determining the efficiency, efficacy, and the ultimate biological fate of the nanomaterials used as a tool to treat and diagnose various diseases. For instance, protein corona formation on the sur...