Chitosan-graft-branched polyethylenimine copolymers: Influence of degree of grafting on transfection behavior

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Pezzoli, Daniele ^a   Olimpieri, Francesca ^a   Malloggi, Chiara ^a   Bertini, Sabrina ^b   Volonterio, Alessandro ^a   Candiani, Gabriele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Ricerche Chimiche e Biochimiche G Ronzoni   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED POLYETHYLENIMINE; CHITOSAN GRAFT BRANCHED POLYETHYLENIMINE COPOLYMER; COPOLYMER; PLASMID DNA; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN GRAFT POLYETHYLENIMINE; CHITOSAN-GRAFT-POLYETHYLENIMINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; ZETA POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; HELA CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHITOSAN; CHONDROCYTES; COS CELLS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMERS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84859619037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034711     Document Type: Article

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