Nebulization of liposome-polyethylenimine complexes (lipopolyplexes) for DNA or siRNA delivery: Physicochemical properties and biological activity

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1195-1204

  Ewe, Alexander ^a   Aigner, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA and siRNA transfection; Lipopolyplex; Liposome; Nebulization; Polyethlyenimine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912092382     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201300404     Document Type: Article

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