Thermoresponsive polymers as gene delivery vectors: Cell viability, DNA transport and transfection studies

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 472-483

  Twaites, Beverley R ^a   De Las Heras Alarcón, Carolina ^a   Lavigne, Matthieu ^a   Saulnier, Annabelle ^a   Pennadam, Sivanand S ^b   Cunliffe, David ^a   Górecki, Dariusz C ^a   Alexander, Cameron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Confocal microscopy; Gene delivery; MTT assay; Thermoresponsive polymers; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DNA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS;

CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE DELIVERY; MTT ASSAY; THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMERS; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

POLYMERS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA; POLY(ETHYLENEIMINE); POLY(ETHYLENEIMINE)OCTANAMIDE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLY[N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE CO N,N' (DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYLMETHACRYLATE CO HEXACRYLATE]; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DNA TRANSFER; DRUG DESIGN; EXPRESSION VECTOR; LINEAR SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSGENE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 27744516008     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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