Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Transporters for Proteins and DNA: An Investigation of the Uptake Mechanism and Pathway

Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2005 · 892 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Endocytosis or not endocytosis: The pathway of the internalization of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) conjugates into mammalian cells was determined to be energy-dependent endocytosis through clathrin-coated pits.

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