How to screen non-viral gene delivery systems in vitro?

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-232

  Van Gaal, Ethlinn V B ^a   Van Eijk, Roel ^a   Oosting, Ronald S ^a   Kok, Robbert Jan ^a   Hennink, Wim E ^a   Crommelin, Daan J A ^a,b   Mastrobattista, Enrico ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LYGATURE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA; Gene delivery; Nanoparticles; Particle size; pEI; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CELL LINES; GENE DELIVERY; IN-VITRO; NEW RESULTS; NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY; SCREENING PROTOCOL; TESTING CONDITIONS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

CELL CULTURE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER;

GENE EXPRESSION;

PLASMID DNA; PLASMID VECTOR; REAGENT;

CELL CULTURE; CELL TYPE; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SCREENING; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; DNA; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 80052550473     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.05.001     Document Type: Review

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