Polymer siRNA conjugates synthesised by controlled radical polymerisation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2861-2883

  Loczenski Rose, Vanessa ^a   Winkler, G Sebastiaan ^a   Allen, Stephanie ^a   Puri, Sanyogitta ^b   Mantovani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATRP; Controlled radical polymerization; Gene delivery; RAFT; RNA interference; siRNA

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GENE DELIVERY; RAFT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIRNA;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RNA;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84883868653     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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