Carbon nanotubes for the delivery of therapeutic molecules

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-65

  Bianco, Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Antigens; Carbon nanotubes; Drug delivery; Gene transfer; Peptides; Plasmid DNA; Vaccine delivery; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHITOSAN; LIPID; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PLASMID DNA; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VACCINE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; ENCAPSULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION;

DRUG CARRIERS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 13444280695     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.1.1.57     Document Type: Review

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