Modification of chitosan nanoparticles for improved gene delivery

Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-8

  Ramesan, Rekha M ^a   Sharma, Chandra P ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

chitosan; gene delivery; targeting

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE; DNA VACCINE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NAKED DNA; NANOPARTICLE; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOTOXICITY; DNA VECTOR; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHITOSAN; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84555190793     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.11.170     Document Type: Review

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