Improved packing of poly(ethylenimine)/DNA complexes increases transfection efficiency

Gene Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1380-1388

  Godbey, W T ^a   Wu, K K ^b   Hirasaki, G J ^c   Mikos, A G ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonviral; Polycation; Polyethylenimine; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DNA; POLYCATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032821886     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300976     Document Type: Article

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