An intrinsically fluorescent dendrimer as a nanoprobe of cell transport

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 405-412

  Al Jamal, Khuloud T ^a   Ruenraroengsak, Pakatip ^a   Hartell, Nicholas ^a   Florence, Alexander T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of LOndon ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caco 2; Dendrimers; Diffusion coefficient; Intrinsic fluorescence; Uptake

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; DENDRIMER; DRUG CARRIER; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLYCINE; LYSINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CONJUGATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; DENDRIMERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR PROBES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYLYSINE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 33747008855     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: 10292330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10611860600834441     Document Type: Article

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