Self-organization of nucleic acids in lipid constructs

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-65

  Kang, Minjee ^a   Kim, Hojun ^a   Leal, Cecilia ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene delivery; Lipid DNA; Lipid siRNA; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

GENE TRANSFER; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BICONTINUOUS CUBIC PHASIS; CELLULAR INTERACTION; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; GENE DELIVERY; GENE TRANSFECTION; OPTIMAL RESPONSE; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATIONS;

GENES;

LIPID; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN AGGREGATE;

CELL INTERACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84991222543     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2016.09.006     Document Type: Review

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