Brush copolymers for gene delivery

Fluorescence images of transfected HeLa cells

Novel pH sensitive brush copolymers with biodegradable polyphosphoester side chains for use as nonviral gene vectors have been developed.

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Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry Issue 10

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The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.

Oxidative damage in DNA-bases – potential for drug design

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Prof. Mishra’s group at Banaras Hindu University, India has exhaustively studied two specific reactions of hydroxyl and perhydroxyl radicals.

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Chemical modification of LPEI for gene delivery

Schematic representation of the synthesis of PEtOx-b-LPEI.

The PEtOx-b-LPEI copolymer could have important applications in gene delivery and gene silencing as a polymeric vector.

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Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies

A diagram of the protein/DNA codelivery to plant cells.

Researchers at Iowa State University demonstrate the ability to simultaneously deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells.

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Polymers for gene therapy

A reducibly-degradable hyperbranched polymer PEI-SS-HP composed of LMW PEI via a disulfide-containing linkage is demonstrated as a promising gene vector.

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