Poly(3-guanidinopropyl methacrylate): A novel cationic polymer for gene delivery

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1212-1220

  Funhoff, Arjen M ^a   Van Nostrum, Cornelus F ^a   Lok, Martin C ^a   Fretz, Marjan M ^a   Crommelin, Daan J A ^a   Hennink, Wim E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BODY FLUIDS; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICALS; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POSITIVE IONS; VIRUSES; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; CATIONIC POLYMETHACRYLATES; FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GENE DELIVERY; GUANIDINIUM; POLYPLEXES; PROPERTY; SIDE GROUPS; SYNTHESISED; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

PEPTIDES;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POLY(3 GUANIDINOPROPYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERIZATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANIMALIA; INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 9244244783     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc049864q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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