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) The re-expression of Fig. 4(b) by the endocytosis phase diagram constructed in the space of radius and the concentration c of small particle in cell environment. ( ) corresponding to panels (a)–(c) increases gradually (10 nm (a), 12 nm (b), and 14 nm (c)). The color bar indicates the values of endocytosis speed ( ), the endocytosis in the dark blue region is impossible.