The shape and size effects of polycation functionalized silica nanoparticles on gene transfection

X Lin, N Zhao, P Yan, H Hu, FJ Xu - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Silica nanoparticles are attractive candidates for the development of safe and efficient non-
viral gene carriers, owing to their controlled morphologies, potential of facile surface …

Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles

M Yu, Y Niu, J Zhang, H Zhang, Y Yang, E Taran… - Nano Research, 2016 - Springer
Silica-based nanoparticles are promising carriers for gene delivery applications. To gain
insights into the effect of particle size on gene transfection efficiency, amine-modified …

Rambutan-like silica nanoparticles at tailored particle sizes for plasmid DNA delivery

E Hines, D Cheng, W Wu, M Yu, C Xu, H Song… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) have attracted widespread attention as biocompatible and
efficient nanocarriers for gene delivery. The physicochemical properties of SNPs such as …

Recent advances in the rational design of silica-based nanoparticles for gene therapy

Y Niu, A Popat, M Yu, S Karmakar, W Gu… - Therapeutic Delivery, 2012 - Future Science
Gene therapy has attracted much attention in modern society and provides a promising
approach for treating genetic disorders, diseases and cancers. Safe and effective vectors …

Cationic silica nanoparticles as gene carriers: synthesis, characterization and transfection efficiency in vitro and in vivo

MNV Kumar, M Sameti, SS Mohapatra… - … of nanoscience and …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
The potential of cationic SiO2 nanoparticles was investigated for in vivo gene transfer in this
study. Cationic SiO2 nanoparticles with surface modification were generated using amino …

Enhanced gene delivery by polyethyleneimine coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles

H Zarei, R Kazemi Oskuee… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Due to large surface area, tunable pore size, easy surface manipulation, and low-toxicity
mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) may act as a suitable vector for gene delivery. In …

Silica-based gene delivery systems: From design to therapeutic applications

AM Carvalho, RA Cordeiro, H Faneca - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Advances in gene therapy have been foreshadowing its potential for the treatment of a vast
range of diseases involving genetic malfunctioning. However, its therapeutic efficiency and …

Poly-L-lysine-modified silica nanoparticles: a potential oral gene delivery system

Z Li, S Zhu, K Gan, Q Zhang, Z Zeng… - … of Nanoscience and …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Poly-L-lysine-modified silica nanoparticles (PMS-NP) is a novel nonviral vector for gene
delivery, which can efficiently deliver plasmid DNA and antisense oligonucleotides into …

O-Carboxymethyl-chitosan/organosilica hybrid nanoparticles as non-viral vectors for gene delivery

Y Zhang, P Yin, X Zhao, J Wang, J Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Polymeric non-viral vectors, such as chitosan nanoparticles show good biocompatibility, but
low transfection efficiency. The objective of this study was to improve the transfection …

A novel gene carrier based on amino-modified silica nanoparticles

X He, K Wang, W Tan, B Liu, X Lin, S Huang, D Li… - Chinese Science …, 2003 - Springer
Uniform-sized amino-modified silica nanoparticles have been prepared by the controlled
synchronous hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane and N-(β-amimoethyl)-γ …