Polymeric Gene Delivery Systems

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Inhalt
History of Polymeric Gene Delivery Systems.- PolymerNucleic Acid Interactions.- Polysaccharide-based Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery.- Peptide-Based and Polypeptide-Based Gene Delivery Systems.- Degradable Polyethylenimine-Based Gene Carriers for Cancer Therapy.- Precisely Defined Polymers for Efficient Gene Delivery.- Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Efficient Gene Delivery.- Fabrication of Low-Generation Dendrimers into Nanostructures for Efficient and Nontoxic Gene Delivery.- Polymeric Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Delivery for Lung Cancer Treatment.- Brain-Targeted Polymers for Gene Delivery in the Treatment of Brain Diseases.- Polymers in the Delivery of siRNA for the Treatment of Virus Infections.- Polymers in the Co-delivery of siRNA and Anticancer Drugs for the Treatment of Drug-resistant Cancers.