In vitro uptake of polystyrene microspheres: Effect of particle size, cell line and cell density

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-51

  Zauner, Wolfgang ^a   Farrow, Neil A ^a   Haines, Adrian M R ^a  

^a Cobra Therapeutics Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Particle size; Polyplex; Polystyrene microspheres; Uptake

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSPHERE; POLYCATION; POLYSTYRENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL LEVEL; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN; CELL TYPE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COLLAGENASES; DNA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; MICROSPHERES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0035848402     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(00)00358-8     Document Type: Article

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