Biophysical characterization of PEI/DNA complexes

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1710-1722

  Choosakoonkriang, Sirirat ^a   Lobo, Brian A ^a   Koe, Gary S ^b   Koe, Janet G ^b   Middaugh, C Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Urigen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Differential scanning calorimetry; DNA delivery; FTIR; Gene delivery; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Physical characterization; Plasmid DNA; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSFECTION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMID;

EID: 0042209627     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.10437     Document Type: Article

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