Heterocyclic cationic gemini surfactants: A comparative overview of their synthesis, self-assembling, physicochemical, and biological properties

Medicinal Research Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-44

  Sharma, Vishnu Dutt ^a   Ilies, Marc A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic amphiphiles; Gemini surfactant; Gene delivery; Self assembling; Transfection

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; COUNTERION; GEMINI SURFACTANT; LIPID; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS;

CATIONIC AMPHIPHILES; GEMINI SURFACTANT; GENE DELIVERY; SELF-ASSEMBLING; TRANSFECTION;

CATIONS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84893270763     PISSN: 01986325     EISSN: 10981128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/med.21272     Document Type: Article

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