Figure 3
From: Engineered nanoparticles interacting with cells: size matters
Passive NP uptake by red blood cells. (a – d) Internalization of DPA-QDs (8 nm) [77]. (e – l) Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of RBCs (5% hematocrit) incubated with 100 μg mL–1 of (e – h) small (~100 nm) and (i – l) large (~600 nm) mesoporous silica particles (MSN) [79]. Reproduced with permission from the American Chemical Society.