Non-viral gene transfection in vitro using endosomal pH-sensitive reversibly hydrophobilized polyethylenimine

Biomaterials

Volumn 32, Issue 34, 2011, Pages 9109-9119

  Liu, Zhaozhong ^a   Zheng, Meng ^a   Meng, Fenghua ^a   Zhong, Zhiyuan ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; Degradable polymers; Gene delivery; PH sensitive; Plasmid DNA; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERS; DEGRADABLE POLYMERS; GENE DELIVERY; PH SENSITIVE; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENIMINES;

BODY FLUIDS; CELLS; DNA; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHANE; EXPERIMENTS; GELS; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOL; POLYMERS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

2,4,6 TRIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENETRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)ETHANE; ACETAL; DNA; ETHANE; LUCIFERASE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN KB; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEGRADATION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HALF LIFE TIME; HELA CELL; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO GENE TRANSFER; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 80053128144     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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