Synergistic effect of ultrasound and PEI on DNA transfection in vitro

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-135

  Deshpande, Mangesh C ^a,b   Prausnitz, Mark R ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA transfection; Gene delivery; Non viral vector; PEI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYETHERIMIDES; PROTEINS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

DNA TRANSFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS ASSAY; GENE DELIVERY; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NON-VIRAL VECTOR; SONICATION;

DNA;

FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NAKED DNA; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG UPTAKE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; ULTRASOUND;

AORTA; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TRANSFECTION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33847138172     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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