A library of strictly linear poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ethylene imine) diblock copolymers to perform structure-function relationship of non-viral gene carriers

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 446-455

  Bauhuber, Sonja ^a   Liebl, Renate ^a   Tomasetti, Luise ^a   Rachel, Reinhard ^a   Goepferich, Achim ^a   Breunig, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Linear diblock copolymer; PEGylation; Poly(ethylene imine); Polyplexes; Stability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CRITERION; GENE CARRIER; GENE DELIVERY; NONVIRAL; PEGYLATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENE IMINES; POLYPLEXES; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGRADATION; GENE TRANSFER; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84865328442     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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