Polymer chemical structure is a key determinant of physicochemical and colloidal properties of polymer-DNA complexes for gene delivery

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1517, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-18

  Jones, Nicholas A ^a   Hill, I R C ^a   Stolnik, Snjezana ^a   Bignotti, Fabio ^b   Davis, Stanley S ^a   Garnett, Martin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic polymer; DNA; Gene delivery; Physicochemical characterisation; Poly(amidoamine)

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CHLOROQUINE; DNA; MEQUINOL; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATTLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0034672649     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00220-7     Document Type: Article

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