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Gene therapy : potential applications of nanotechnology /

This book gives a systematic account of the many aspects of nanotechnology mediated gene therapy, from the preparation of nanoparticles to physicochemical characterization, and follows with applications in in vitro and in vivo models. It emphasizes the various aspects of nanotechnology-based gene th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nimesh, Surendra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Colección:Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; no. 57.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Nanotechnology : an introduction
  • 2. Methods of nanoparticle preparation
  • 3. Tools and techniques for physico-chemical characterization of nanoparticles
  • 4. Characterization of nanoparticles : in vitro and in vivo
  • 5. Theory and limitations to gene therapy
  • 6. Targeted gene delivery mediated by nanoparticles
  • 7. Polymeric nanoparticles for gene delivery
  • 8. Poly-L-lysine nanoparticles
  • 9. Chitosan nanoparticles
  • 10. Polyethylenimine nanoparticles
  • 11. Atelocollagen
  • 12. Protamine nanoparticles
  • 13. Dendrimers
  • 14. Cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin- containing polymers
  • 15. Poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide)-based nanoparticles
  • 16. Metallic and inorganic nanoparticles.