Targeted Binding of Platelet-Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Targeted Binding of Platelet-Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles

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Pseudocolored scanning electron microscope images of platelet-membrane-coated nanoparticles (orange) binding to the lining of a damaged artery (left) and to MRSA bacteria (right). Each nanoparticle is approximately 100 nanometers in diameter, which is one thousand times thinner than an average sheet of paper.

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Zhang Research Group, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

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