Accumulated nanoparticles in nematode worms (C. elegans) by manipulating the surface charge of nanoparticles (IMAGE)

Okayama University

Accumulated nanoparticles in nematode worms (C. elegans) by manipulating the surface charge of nanoparticles

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Nanoparticles coated with the hydrophilic polyglycerol polymer with the negative charged groups were able to pass through the nematode’s intestine more freely and be excreted from their bodies

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Masazumi Fujiwara from Okayama University

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