Cationic lipid-based gene delivery systems have shown promise in transfecting cells both in vitro and in vivo. However, these systems tend to form aggregates in liquid formulation during storage, which has limited their clinical applications. As a result, lyophilization of these systems has recently
Mechanisms of protection of cationic lipid-DNA complexes during lyophilization
β Scribed by S. Dean Allison; Thomas J. Anchordoquy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3549
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