Nonviral vectors for gene delivery

MA Mintzer, EE Simanek - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Gene therapy has gained significant attention over the past two decades as a potential
method for treating genetic disorders such as severe combined immunodeficiency, 1 cystic …

Poly (amidoamine) s: Past, present, and perspectives

P Ferruti - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (amidoamine) s (PAAs) are a family of synthetic polymers obtained by stepwise
polyaddition of prim‐or sec‐amines to bisacrylamides. Nearly all conceivable …

Degradable poly (β-amino esters): synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly with plasmid DNA

DM Lynn, R Langer - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2000 - ACS Publications
Poly (β-aminoesters) 1− 3 were synthesized via the addition of N, N '-
dimethylethylenediamine, piperazine, and 4, 4 '-trimethylenedipiperidine to 1, 4-butanediol …

Poly (amido‐amine) s: Biomedical Applications

P Ferruti, MA Marchisio… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (amido‐amine) s (PAAs) are synthetic tert‐amino polymers obtained by
stepwise polyaddition of primary or secondary aliphatic amines to bis (acrylamide) s. Linear …

In vitro cytotoxicity of poly (amidoamine) s: relevance to DNA delivery

IRC Hill, MC Garnett, F Bignotti, SS Davis - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 1999 - Elsevier
We have examined the cytotoxicity of a number of poly (amidoamine) polymers which have
been proposed for use as DNA delivery systems and compared them to the charged …

Polymer chemical structure is a key determinant of physicochemical and colloidal properties of polymer–DNA complexes for gene delivery

NA Jones, IRC Hill, S Stolnik, F Bignotti… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2000 - Elsevier
Polyplexes are now emerging as potentially useful vectors for gene therapy. To improve our
understanding of how the chemical structure of the polymer affects the properties of these …

Linear amino polymers: Synthesis, protonation and complex formation

P Ferruti, R Barbucci - Polymerization Reactions, 2005 - Springer
Linear amino polymers containing basic nitrogen atoms are critically reviewed with regard to
their synthesis, protonation and complex formation in solution with metal ions. Cross linked …

Amphoteric linear poly (amido-amine) s as endosomolytic polymers: correlation between physicochemical and biological properties

P Ferruti, S Manzoni, SCW Richardson… - …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Five poly (amido-amine) s (PAAs) carrying two ter-amino groups and one carboxyl group per
repeating unit were prepared by hydrogen-transfer polyaddition of 2-methylpiperazine (ISA …

A novel modification of poly(L‐lysine) leading to a soluble cationic polymer with reduced toxicity and with potential as a transfection agent

P Ferruti, S Knobloch, E Ranucci… - Macromolecular …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical modification of poly (l‐lysine) by hydrogen transfer addition of N, N‐
dimethylacrylamide to the primary amino groups results in new water soluble derivatives …

Synthesis, physico-chemical properties and biomedical applications of poly (amidoamine) s

P Ferruti, MA Marchisio, R Barbucci - Polymer, 1985 - Elsevier
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