Nanoscale structure of protamine/DNA complexes for gene delivery

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Motta, Simona ^a   Brocca, Paola ^a   Del Favero, Elena ^a   Rondelli, Valeria ^a   Cantù, Laura ^a   Amici, Augusto ^b   Pozzi, Daniela ^c   Caracciolo, Giulio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NETWORK; FRACTAL STRUCTURES; GENE CARRIER; GENE DELIVERY; LOCAL SCALE; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE;

DNA; GENE TRANSFER;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 84874030817     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4790588     Document Type: Article

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