Effects of alginate inclusion on the vector properties of chitosan-based nanoparticles

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 354-361

  Douglas, Kimberly L ^a   Piccirillo, Ciriaco A ^a   Tabrizian, Maryam ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cell viability; Chitosan; In vitro transfection; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DNA; GENES; POLYSACCHARIDES; TOXICITY;

ALGINATE; CELL VIABILITY; CHITOSAN; IN VITRO TRANSFECTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GELATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGINATES; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHITOSAN; DNA; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33750304255     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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