Quantum-dot-assisted fluorescence resonance energy transfer approach for intracellular trafficking of chitosan/DNA complex

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 791-798

  Lee, Jung Im ^a   Ha, Kwon Soo ^b   Yoo, Hyuk Sang ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Dissociation; DNA; FRET; Gene delivery

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CHITOSAN; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

COMPLEX FORMATIONS; DNA COMPLEX; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE DELIVERY; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INTRACELLULAR TRAFFICKING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR DISSOCIATION; PLASMID DNA; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY;

DNA;

CHITOSAN; PLASMID DNA; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHEMICAL LABELING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LIGHT SCATTERING; LYSOSOME; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44549088957     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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