Nanotechnology for drug and gene therapy: The importance of understanding molecular mechanisms of delivery

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 674-680

  Labhasetwar, Vinod ^a  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; VIRUSES;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFECTION; MICROPARTICLES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

DEXAMETHASONE; DNA; DOXORUBICIN; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIDE; VIRUS VECTOR;

CELL INTERACTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXOCYTOSIS; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27844463051     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2005.10.009     Document Type: Review

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