Synthesis and characterization of novel water-soluble polyamide based on spermine and aspartic acid as a potential gene delivery vehicle

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 330-338

  Viola, B M ^a,d   Abraham, T E ^a   Arathi, D S ^b   Sreekumar, E ^b   Pillai, M R ^b   Thomas, T J ^c   Pillai, C K S ^a,d  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

DNA polyplexes; Gene delivery vector; Nanomaterials; Synthesis; Water soluble polyamide

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249093222     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.39     Document Type: Article

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