Small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-based functional micro- and nanostructures for efficient and selective gene silencing

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1014-1025

  Lee, Soo Hyeon ^b   Chung, Bong Hyun ^c   Park, Tae Gwan ^b   Nam, Yoon Sung ^b   Mok, Hyejung ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GEL; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICELLE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; GELS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MICELLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84863884791     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar2002254     Document Type: Article

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