Simultaneous enhancement of photothermal stability and gene delivery efficacy of gold nanorods using polyelectrolytes

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2941-2952

  Huang, Huang Chiao ^a   Barua, Sutapa ^a   Kay, David B ^b   Rege, Kaushal ^a,b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; Gold nanorods; Hyperthermia; Near infrared; Nonviral gene delivery; Photothermal; Polyelectrolytes; Stability

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERS; GOLD NANORODS; HYPERTHERMIA; NEAR-INFRARED; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY; PHOTOTHERMAL;

ABLATION; CELLS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE TRANSFER; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLASMONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; STABILITY;

GOLD;

DNA; DRUG CARRIER; ELECTROLYTE; GOLD; NANOTUBE; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOMEDICINE; PHOTOTHERAPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; ELECTROLYTES; GOLD; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; NANOMEDICINE; NANOTUBES; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYMERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 70350666678     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn900947a     Document Type: Article

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