The effect of pendant hydrophobicity on the biological efficacy of polyethylenimine conjugate

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Su, Ling Yu ^a   Fang, Tsuei Yun ^b   Tseng, Wen Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomaterials engineering; Biopolymers; Cell engineering; Controlled release; Non viral vectors; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULAR VIABILITY; CHEMICO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CONTROLLED RELEASE; GENE DELIVERY; HYDROPHOBIC EFFECT; NONVIRAL VECTORS; PENDANT GROUPS; POLYETHYLENIMINES; POLYMER COMPLEX; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; DROP FORMATION; DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

1 IODODODECANE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BIOMATERIAL; BIOPOLYMER; CELLOBIOSE; MACROGOL; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL VIABILITY; CHO CELL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

EID: 75749089941     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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