Abstract
The DNA condensation and in vitro gene transfer properties of an organo-iron polymer, cationic poly(ferrocenylsilane), were investigated. Gel retardation assay, dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and zeta-potential measurements showed that cationic poly(ferrocenylsilane) is able to condense plasmid DNA into positively charged nano-sized particles at N/P ratios ≥ 2/1. These polyplexes displayed low cytotoxicity and were able to efficiently transfect COS-7 cells.
Keywords: poly(ferrocenylsilane), plasmid DNA, polyplexes, gene delivery
Original language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ninth European symposium on controlled drug delivery |
Editors | W.E. Hennink, J. Feijen, T Sam |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 81-83 |
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Publication status | Published - 5 Apr 2006 |
Event | 9th European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, ESCDD 2006 - Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands Duration: 5 Apr 2006 → 7 Apr 2006 Conference number: 9 |
Publication series
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Publisher | Elsevier |
Number | 2 |
Volume | 116 |
ISSN (Print) | 0168-3659 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1873-4995 |
Conference
Conference | 9th European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, ESCDD 2006 |
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Abbreviated title | ESCDD |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Noordwijk aan Zee |
Period | 5/04/06 → 7/04/06 |
Keywords
- METIS-236898
- IR-71118