Gene therapy has emerged as a promising approach for the treatment or prevention of
acquired and genetic diseases. At the present time, major somatic gene transfer approaches …

Amphiphilic molecules, of which soap is a typical example, possess antagonistic hydrophilic
and hydrophobic moieties in the same molecule. Carbohydrate amphiphiles, commonly …

Abstract Poly (ethylenimine)(PEI) is a cationic macromolecule commonly used in gene
transfer/therapy protocols with high transfection efficiency both in vitro and in vivo. PEI is …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are highly branched macromolecules with a three‐
dimensional dendritic architecture. Due to their unique topological structure and interesting …

Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides are short cationic peptides capable of traversing the
plasma membranes of eukaryotic cells. While successful intracellular delivery of many …

In many branches of materials science it is now routine to generate data sets of such large
size and dimensionality that conventional methods of analysis fail. Paradigms and tools from …

Liposomes are now in the marketplace as cosmeticeuticals and, more important,
pharmaceuticals. Three major achievements of liposome application: steric stabilization …

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and
Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing coarse-grained …

Due to their interesting properties, research on colloidal nanocrystals has moved in the last
few years from fundamental research to first applications in materials science and life …

Supramolecular chemistry has primarily found its inspiration in biological molecules, such as
proteins and lipids, and their interactions. Currently the supramolecular assembly of …