Surface area of lipid membranes regulates the DNA-binding capacity of cationic liposomes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Marchini, Cristina ^a   Montani, Maura ^a   Amici, Augusto ^a   Pozzi, Daniela ^b   Caminiti, Ruggero ^b   Caracciolo, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; GENES; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

AGAROSE GELS; CATIONIC LIPOSOMES; CHARGE RATIOS; DNA BINDINGS; GENE TRANSFECTIONS; LIPID MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE CHARGES; SURFACE AREAS;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 58849113680     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3074444     Document Type: Article

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