Carbon Nanohorns as Alternative Gene Delivery Vectors

This work highlights the use of carbon nanohorns as gene delivery carriers. These carbon nanomaterials are promising candidates for the development of efficient and safe non-viral vectors. The advantages are their easy modification, the incorporation of different drugs onto or within their structure...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Guerra, Javier, Herrero Chamorro, María Antonia, Vázquez Fernández-Pacheco, Ester
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/11773
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/11773
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanohorns
Gene delivery vectors
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Sumario:This work highlights the use of carbon nanohorns as gene delivery carriers. These carbon nanomaterials are promising candidates for the development of efficient and safe non-viral vectors. The advantages are their easy modification, the incorporation of different drugs onto or within their structure, their size and the absence of metallic particles in their synthesis. Key issues such as toxicity, biodistribution and various applications are reported here.