Interaction of NaYF4:Er:Yb Nanoparticles with Phospholipid Monolayers as Models of Biological Membranes
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LIVIA PETRESCU1*, OTILIA CINTEZA2, ANA-MARIA VOICULESCU3, TUDOR ROSU2, IONUT ENCULESCU4, ELENA MATEI4, SERBAN GEORGESCU3, RUXANDRA BIRJEGA3, SPERANTA AVRAM1, DAN MIHAILESCU1 1University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, 91-95 Splaiul Independenþei, Bucharest, Romania. 2University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, 21 Dumbrava Rosie, 020462, Bucharest, Romania 3 National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomiotilor Street, Mãgurele, Ilfov, Romania 4 National Institute for Materials Physics, 105 bis Atomiotilor Str, Mãgurele, Ilfov, Romania
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