Lipoplex morphologies and their influences on transfection efficiency in gene delivery

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-194

  Ma, Baichao ^a,b,c   Zhang, Shubiao ^b   Jiang, Huiming ^b   Zhao, Budiao ^b   Lv, Hongtao ^a,b,c  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic lipoplexes; Gene delivery; Lipoplex morphology; Transfection efficiency

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC LIPOPLEXES; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE DELIVERY; LIPOPLEX MORPHOLOGY; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL MEMBRANES; DRUG DELIVERY; GENE TRANSFER; LIPIDS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; CATIONIC LIPID; DIOCTADECYLAMIDOGLYCYL SPERMINE; DIOLEYL PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; LIPID; LIPOPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FUSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 35548968849     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.08.022     Document Type: Review

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