Understanding the mechanism of action of poly(amidoamine)s as endosomolytic polymers: Correlation of physicochemical and biological properties

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1422-1427

  Griffiths, P C ^a   Paul, A ^a   Khayat, Z ^a,b   Wan, Ka Wai ^b   King, S M ^c   Grillo, I ^d   Schweins, R ^d   Ferruti, P ^e   Franchini, J ^e   Duncan, R ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMATERIALS; BLOOD; GENES; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS;

ENDOSOMOLYTIC POLYMERS; HAEMOLYSIS;

POLYAMIDES;

POLYAMIDE; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOSOMES; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PIPERAZINES; POLYAMINES; POLYMERS; RATS;

PAA;

EID: 4143138760     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm049936g     Document Type: Article

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