Quantitative comparison of intracellular unpacking kinetics of polyplexes by a model constructed from quantum Dot-FRET

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-332

  Chen, Hunter H ^a,c   Ho, Yi Ping ^b   Jiang, Xuan ^b   Mao, Hai Quan ^b   Wang, Tza Huei ^b   Leong, Kam W ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHORAMIDATE; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENDOSOME; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LYSOSOME; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 38649099106     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300392     Document Type: Article

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