Unravelling the interactions of biodegradable dendritic nucleic acid carriers and neural cells
Ana P. Spencer, Victoria Leiro, Ana Paula Pêgo
Abstract
Our fully biodegradable dendritic nanosystem proved to be biocompatible and mediated fast cellular internalization in neuronal cell lines and cortical neurons, showing great potential as a nucleic acid delivery vector for nervous system applications.
Topics & Concepts
InternalizationEndocytosisNucleic acidCell biologyChemistryIntracellularEndocytic cycleNanomedicineCellNanotechnologyBiologyBiochemistryNanoparticleMaterials scienceRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques