Charge inversion in DNA-amphiphile complexes: Possible application to gene therapy

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-18

  Kuhn, Paulo S ^a   Levin, Yan ^a   Barbosa, Marcia C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; GENES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALTS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMPHIPHILE; CHARGE INVERSION; GENE THERAPY;

DNA;

EID: 0033357206     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(99)00409-4     Document Type: Article

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