Chitosan in Non-Viral Gene Delivery: Role of Structure, Characterization Methods, and Insights in Cancer and Rare Diseases Therapies

Non-viral gene delivery vectors have lagged far behind viral ones in the current pipeline of clinical trials of gene therapy nanomedicines. Even when non-viral nanovectors pose less safety risks than do viruses, their efficacy is much lower. Since the early studies to deliver pDNA, chitosan has been...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Santos-Carballal, Elena Fernández Fernández, Francisco M. Goycoolea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/4/444