Formulations for natural and peptide nucleic acids based on cationic polymeric submicron particles

AAPS Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Cortesi, Rita ^a   Mischiati, Carlo ^a   Borgatti, Monica ^a   Breda, Laura ^a   Romanelli, Alessandra ^b   Saviano, Michele ^b   Pedone, Carlo ^b   Gambari, Roberto ^a   Nastruzzi, Claudio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delivery; Peptide nucleic acids; Submicron particles

Indexed keywords

BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; DNA; DOMIPHEN BROMIDE; EUDRAGIT RS; LIPOFECTAMINE; LIPOFECTIN; LIPOSOME; LUCIFERASE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN K 562; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY DRYING; TIME; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 34248677843     PISSN: 15507416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/ps060102     Document Type: Article

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