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as hepatocyte-targeting DNA carrier. J Control Release 76:349–362
82. Kim TH, Kim SI, Akaike T et al (2005) Synergistic effect of poly(ethylenimine) on the
transfection efficiency of galactosylated chitosan/DNA complexes. J Control Release
105:354–366
83. Thanou M, Florea BI, Geldof M et al (2002) Quaternized chitosan oligomers as novel gene
delivery vectors in epithelial cell lines. Biomaterials 23:153–159
84. Kim YH, Gihm SH, Park CR et al (2001) Structural characteristics of size-controlled selfaggregates of deoxycholic acid-modified chitosan and their application as a DNA delivery
carrier. Bioconjug Chem 12:932–938
85. Cheung CY, Murthy N, Stayton PS et al (2001) A pH-sensitive polymer that enhances
cationic lipid-mediated gene transfer. Bioconjug Chem 12:906–910
86. Gwak SJ, Jung JK, An SS et al (2012) Chitosan/TPP-hyaluronic acid nanoparticles: a new
vehicle for gene delivery to the spinal cord. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 23(11):1437–1450
87. Tseng CL, Peng CL, Huang JY et al (2012) Gelatin nanoparticles as gene carriers for
transgenic chicken applications. J Biomater Appl (in press). doi:10.1177/0885328211434089
88. Mo Y, Barnett ME, Takemoto D et al (2007) Human serum albumin nanoparticles for
efficient delivery of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase gene. Mol Vis 13:746–757
89. Dutta T, Burgess M, McMillan NA et al (2010) Dendrosome-based delivery of siRNA against
E6 and E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer. Nanomedicine 6:463–470
90. Luo D, Li Y, Um SH et al (2006) A dendrimer-like DNA-based vector for DNA delivery:
a viral and nonviral hybrid approach. Methods Mol Med 127:115–125
91. Arima H, Kihara F, Hirayama F et al (2001) Enhancement of gene expression by
polyamidoamine dendrimer conjugates with alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins.
Bioconjug Chem 12:476–484
92. Ofek P, Fischer W, Calderon M et al (2010) In vivo delivery of small interfering RNA to
tumors and their vasculature by novel dendritic nanocarriers. FASEB J 24:3122–3134
93. Cao X, Deng W, Wei Y et al (2011) Encapsulation of plasmid DNA in calcium phosphate
nanoparticles: stem cell uptake and gene transfer efficiency. Int J Nanomedicine 6:3335–3349
94. Jing Y, Moore LR, Williams PS et al (2007) Blood progenitor cell separation from clinical
leukapheresis product by magnetic nanoparticle binding and magnetophoresis. Biotechnol
Bioeng 96:1139–1154
95. Kanatsu-Shinohara M, Takashima S, Ishii K et al (2011) Dynamic changes in EPCAM
expression during spermatogonial stem cell differentiation in the mouse testis. PLoS One
6:e23663
96. Lee W, Parpura V (2009) Chapter 6 – Carbon nanotubes as substrates/scaffolds for neural cell
growth. Prog Brain Res 180:110–125
97. Mooney E, Dockery P, Greiser U et al (2008) Carbon nanotubes and mesenchymal stem cells:
biocompatibility, proliferation and differentiation. Nano Lett 8:2137–2143
98. Lindberg HK, Falck GC, Suhonen S et al (2009) Genotoxicity of nanomaterials: DNA
damage and micronuclei induced by carbon nanotubes and graphite nanofibres in human
bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Toxicol Lett 186:166–173
99. Ellis-Behnke RG, Liang YX, You SW et al (2006) Nano neuro knitting: peptide nanofiber
scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision. Proc Natl
Acad Sci USA 103:5054–5059
100. Guo J, Su H, Zeng Y et al (2007) Reknitting the injured spinal cord by self-assembling
peptide nanofiber scaffold. Nanomedicine 3:311–321
101. Tysseling-Mattiace VM, Sahni V, Niece KL et al (2008) Self-assembling nanofibers inhibit
glial scar formation and promote axon elongation after spinal cord injury. J Neurosci
28:3814–3823
102. de Freitas ER, Soares PR, de Santos RP et al (2011) Magnetic field-magnetic nanoparticle
culture system used to grow in vitro murine embryonic stem cells. J Nanosci Nanotechnol
11:36–44
82
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