Polyethyleneimine-capped silver nanoclusters for microRNA oligonucleotide delivery and bacterial inhibition
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Polyethyleneimine-capped silver nanoclusters for microRNA oligonucleotide delivery and bacterial inhibition
Efficient and safe nonviral gene delivery systems are a prerequisite for the clinical application of therapeutic genes. In this paper, polyethyleneimine-capped silver nanoclusters (PEI-AgNCs) were prepared for the purpose of microRNA (miRNA) delivery. The resultant PEI-AgNCs were characterized by a photoluminescence assay and transmission electron microscopy. A cytotoxicity assay showed that PE...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Nanomedicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-2013
DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s146968