Biodegradable polymers have been widely used and have greatly promoted the
development of biomedical fields because of their biocompatibility and biodegradability. The …

Gene therapy is a promising new technique for treating many serious incurable diseases,
such as cancer and genetic disorders. The main problem limiting the application of this …

Dendrimers have unique molecular architectures and properties that make them attractive
materials for the development of nanomedicines. Key properties such as defined …

Initially, gene therapy was viewed as an approach for treating hereditary diseases, but its
potential role in the treatment of acquired diseases such as cancer is now widely …

The transfer of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) into living cells, that is, transfection, is a major
technique in current biochemistry and molecular biology. This process permits the selective …

A number of human diseases stem from defective genes. One approach to treating such
diseases is to replace, or override, the defective genes with normal genes, an approach …

Gene therapy provides modern medicine with new perspectives that were unthinkable two
decades ago. Progress in molecular biology and, especially, molecular medicine is now …

Non-viral gene delivery involving the use of cationic polymer and cationic lipid based
carriers still continues to enjoy a high profile due to the safety advantages offered by these …

Many expression systems in research and industry use plasmids as vectors for the
production of recombinant proteins or non-proteinous recombinant substances. Plasmids …

New surface-modified iron oxide nanoparticles were developed by precipitation of Fe (II)
and Fe (III) salts with ammonium hydroxide and oxidation of the resulting magnetite with …