Non-viral pH-sensitive gene carriers based on Poly((2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-co-ethylenimine)-block-Poly(2-ethyl -2-oxazoline): A study of gene release behavior

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 365-372

  Lin, Che Ping ^a   Sung, Yueh Che ^a   Hsiue, Ging Ho ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Gene delivery; pH sensitivity; Poly((2 ethyl 2 oxazoline)

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYL-2-OXAZOLINE; AMINO GROUP; CELL UPTAKE; CELL VIABILITY; CHAIN TERMINI; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; GENE CARRIER; GENE DELIVERY; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; MACROINITIATORS; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; NONVIRAL; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; OUTER SHELLS; OXAZOLINES; PH SENSITIVE; PH SENSITIVITY; PLASMID DNA; POLY(2-ETHYL-2-OXAZOLINE); POLYPLEXES; RELEASE BEHAVIORS; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY; TRANSFECTION REAGENTS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE TRANSFER; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

OXAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; POLY[(2 ETHYL 2 OXAZOLINE) CO ETHYLENIMINE) BLOCK POLY(2 ETHYL 2 OXAZOLINE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DISPERSION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84870272507     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5405/jmbe.1002     Document Type: Article

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