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Aerosol-based fabrication of modified chitosans and their application for gene transfection

Byeon J.H., Roberts J.T., Purdue University, US

Droplets containing modified chitosans were formed by collison atomization, dried to form solid particles, and collected and studied for potential use as nanocarriers (Figure 1). Modified chitosans consisted of a chitosan backbone and an additional [...]

Aerosol based fabrication of thiol-capped gold nanoparticles and their application for gene transfection

Byeon J.H., Roberts J.T., Purdue University, US

Thiol-capped Au nanoparticles can be used as sensitive probes of gas and vapor concentrations, as magnetic materials in data storage devices, for selective drug delivery, and for biomedical imaging.3 In this study, ambient-spark-produced-Au-nanoparticle-laden nitrogen gas [...]

Plasmonic Nanobubbles for Intracellular Targeting and Gene Therapy

Lukianova-Hleb E., Wen J., Meteletsa L., Brenner M., Chang J., Lapotko D.O., Rice University, US

Intracellular molecular targeting (IMT) and gene transfection of eukaryotic cells is widely used for research and for developing gene cell therapy. However, the existing IMT methods lack selectivity, efficacy and safety when heterogeneous cell systems [...]