Carbon nanotubes: Solution for the therapeutic delivery of siRNA?

Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-301

  Lynn Kirkpatrick, D ^a   Weiss, Michelle ^a   Naumov, Anton ^a   Bartholomeusz, Geoffrey ^b   Bruce Weisman, R ^c   Gliko, Olga ^a  

^a Ensysce Biosciences Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Short interfering RNA; Single walled carbon nanotube; Therapeutic delivery

Indexed keywords

IN-VIVO; LOW TOXICITY; MEMBRANE PENETRATION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SHORT INTERFERING RNA; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY;

BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

RNA;

EID: 84864385085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma5020278     Document Type: Article

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