New chitosan nanobubbles for ultrasound-mediated gene delivery: Preparation and in vitro characterization

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 3309-3318

  Cavalli, Roberta ^a   Bisazza, Agnese ^a   Trotta, Michele ^a   Argenziano, Monica ^a   Civra, Andrea ^a   Donalisio, Manuela ^a   Lembo, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitosan; DNA; Gene carrier; Nanobubbles; Transfection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; NANOBUBBLE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL STRAIN COS7; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHITOSAN; COS CELLS; DNA; GENETIC VECTORS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MICROBUBBLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84870319460     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S30912     Document Type: Article

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