Interactions of a charged nanoparticle with a lipid membrane: Implications for gene delivery

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1288-1297

  Ting, Christina L ^a   Wang, Zhen Gang ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 79953899849     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.11.042     Document Type: Article

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