Fig. 3From: Changes in Optical Properties of Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Cellular Environments are Modulated by Nanoparticle PEGylation and Serum ConditionsRepresentative cellular TEM images showed differences in cellular uptake and agglomeration for bare and PEGylated AuNPs. PEGylated NPs associated less with cells, resulting in fewer NPs per NP cluster (NPC) within cells. The smaller NPCs formed by PEGylated AuNPs support the smaller shift and broadening of PEGylated AuNP spectra in a cellular environment that was measured by HS imagingBack to article page