A Novel Cationic Microbubble Coated with Stearic Acid-Modified Polyethylenimine to Enhance DNA Loading and Gene Delivery by Ultrasound

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Jin, Qiaofeng ^a   Wang, Zhiyong ^a   Yan, Fei ^a   Deng, Zhiting ^a   Ni, Fei ^a   Wu, Junru ^b   Shandas, Robin ^c   Liu, Xin ^a   Zheng, Hairong ^a  

^a SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

^c The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COATED PARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRASOUND; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MCF-7 CELLS; MICROBUBBLES; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; STEARIC ACIDS; TRANSFECTION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84884648686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076544     Document Type: Article

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