Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191 , September 2007

Characteristics of DEAE-dextran-MMA graft copolymer as a nonviral gene carrier

  • Yasuhiko Onishi, DSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Engineering, Nippon Bunri University, Oita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ryujyu Science Co., 39–4, Kosora-cho, Seto 489–0842, Japan.
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  • Yuki Eshita, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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  • Aya Murashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Electronics, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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  • Masaaki Mizuno, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Jun Yoshida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Received 15 December 2006 ,Accepted 10 July 2007.

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

PII: S1549-9634(07)00092-5

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.07.002

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191 , September 2007

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