Enhanced effect of dimension of receptor-ligand complex and depletion effect on receptor-mediated endocytosis of nanoparticles

Liu Ye¹, Gao Qingqing¹, Liu Yijun², Zhao Chuang¹, Mao Zongliang¹, Hu Lin^{1, ‡}, Liu Yanhui^{1, §}

(color online) Receptor-mediated endocytosis of NP. , R, h, and δ represent diffusion length, radius of NP, engulfment of NP, and the dimension of ligand-receptor complex, respectively.