Carbon nanotubes as gene carriers: Focus on internalization pathways related to functionalization and properties

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-44

  Caoduro, Cécile ^a   Hervouet, Eric ^b   Girard Thernier, Corine ^b   Gharbi, Tijani ^a   Boulahdour, Hatem ^a   Delage Mourroux, Régis ^b   Pudlo, Marc ^b  

^a Université de Franche Comté   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Cellular uptake mechanism; DNA; Functionalization

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BIOMOLECULES; CYTOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBE; CELLULAR UPTAKE; CELLULAR UPTAKE MECHANISM; DNA COMPLEX; ENERGY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; GENE CARRIER; PROPERTY; UPTAKE MECHANISM;

DNA;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DNA; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELLS BY BODY ANATOMY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENERGY; INTERNALIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DNA; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85006802662     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.013     Document Type: Review

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