Influence of charge ratio of liposome/DNA complexes on their size after extrusion and transfection efficiency

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 393-401

  Brgles, Marija ^a   Šantak, Maja ^a   Halassy, Beata ^a   Forcic, Dubravko ^a   Tomašić, Jelka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Transfection Efficiency, Liposome Charge, Liposome Size

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; CHOLESTEROL; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLASMID DNA; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG FORMULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; ACCURACY; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ELECTROPORATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; KIDNEY CELL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; VERO CELL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84856660702     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s27471     Document Type: Article

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