Development of a novel gene delivery scaffold utilizing colloidal gold-polyethylenimine conjugates for DNA condensation

Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 1882-1890

  Ow Sullivan, M M ^a   Green, J J ^a   Przybycien, T M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Colloidal gold; Flow cytometry; Nonviral gene delivery; Polyethylenimine (PEI)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; GOLD; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIGAND; LIPOFECTAMINE; PLASMID DNA; POLYCATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHO CELL; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DNA TRANSFER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE CHARGE;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; GOLD COLLOID; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0141996933     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302083     Document Type: Article

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