Characterization of nucleic acid molecule/liposome complexes and rheological effects on pluronic/alginate matrices

Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 325-331

  Grassi, G ^a   Farra, R ^a   Noro, E ^b   Voinovich, D ^b   Lapasin, R ^b   Dapas, B ^a   Alpar, O ^c   Zennaro, C ^b   Carraro, M ^b   Giansante, C ^a   Guarnieri, G ^a   Pascotto, A ^a   Rehimers, B ^d   Grassi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Pluronic; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CELLFECTIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOFECTIN; LIPOSOME; NUCLEIC ACID; POLOXAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 36048982551     PISSN: 17732247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1773-2247(07)50050-X     Document Type: Article

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