Size effect on cell uptake in well-suspended, uniform mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

because itdetermines the mechanism and rate of cell uptake of ananoparticle and its ability to permeate through tissue. Theinvestigation of particle size effects will impact on allapplications of nanoparticles in biomedicine. It has beenfoundthatparticlesizecanaffecttheefficiencyandpathwayofcellularuptakebyinfluencingtheadhesionoftheparticlesandtheir interaction with cells.

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