Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 32-42 , March 2007

Poly(ethylene glycol)–modified thiolated gelatin nanoparticles for glutathione-responsive intracellular DNA delivery

  • Sushma Kommareddy, PhD
    • ,
  • Mansoor Amiji, BS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 4 October 2006 ,Accepted 22 November 2006.

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 No conflict of interest was reported by the authors of this paper.

PII: S1549-9634(06)00339-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.11.005

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 32-42 , March 2007

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