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Biofunctionalized nanoneedles for the direct and site-selective delivery of probes into living cells.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (impact factor:
4.66).
03/2011;
1810(3):330-8.
DOI:10.1016/j.bbagen.2010.05.005
Source: PubMed
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