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ArticleNanoscale advances2021

Fabrication of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nanoparticles with fluorescent tracers for studies in mammalian cells.

Leah M Johnson, Jeffrey B Mecham, Sai Archana Krovi, Maria M Moreno Caffaro, Shyam Aravamudhan, Alexander L Kovach, Timothy R Fennell, Ninell P Mortensen

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Article in Nanoscale advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Leah M JohnsonRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3258-8713
Jeffrey B MechamRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.
Sai Archana KroviRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.
Maria M Moreno CaffaroRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.
Shyam AravamudhanJoint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University 2907 East Gate City Blvd Greensboro NC 27401 USA.
Alexander L KovachRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-3492
Timothy R FennellRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.
Ninell P MortensenRTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA leahjohnson@rti.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a hydrodynamic diameter of 158 ± 2 nm were synthesized in a bottom-up approach. Concentration-dependent uptake and cytotoxicity of PET NPs in macrophages are shown. The fabrication of well-characterized NPs, derived from high-commodity polymers, will support future studies to assess effects on biological systems.

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PMID36131728
PMCPMC9417664

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