Supramolecular gene delivery vectors showing enhanced transgene expression and good biocompatibility

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 322-329

  Shuai, Xintao ^a   Merdan, Thomas ^a   Unger, Florian ^a   Kissel, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CELL CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BLOCK CO POLYMERS; FTIR; GENE DELIVERY VECTORS; H NMR SPECTRA; POLY(ETHYLENIMINE); POLY(Ε CAPROLACTONE); SUPRAMOLECULAR INCLUSION COMPLEXES; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION; UV SPECTRUM; Α-CYCLODEXTRINS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

ALPHA CYCLODEXTRIN; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FIBROBLAST; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; TRANSGENE;

EID: 15244352484     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc0498471     Document Type: Article

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