Structural and functional consequences of poly(ethylene glycol) inclusion on DNA condensation for gene delivery

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 866-877

  Millili, Peter G ^a,b   Selekman, Joshua A ^a   Blocker, Kory M ^a   Johnson, David A ^a,b   Naik, Ulhas P ^a,b   Sullivan, Millicent O ^a,b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular uptake; Gene delivery; Poly(ethylene glycol); Polyplex formulation design; Transfection efficiency

Indexed keywords

DNA; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CELLULAR UPTAKE; FORMULATION DESIGN; GENE DELIVERY; PEGYLATED; POLY ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); POLYPLEX FORMULATION DESIGN; POLYPLEXES; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 77956945104     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20839     Document Type: Article

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