Gene Therapy: Potential Applications of Nanotechnology

by Surendra Nimesh

Gene therapy is emerging as a new class of therapeutics for the treatment of inherited and acquired diseases. However, poor cellular uptake and instability of DNA in the physiological milieu limits its therapeutic potential, hence a vector which can protect and efficiently transport DNA to the target cells must be developed. Nanotechnology-based non-viral vectors have been proposed as potential candidates. Various polymeric nanoparticles have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907568409
• ISBN13: 9781907568404
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"