Polymeric Gene Delivery: Principles and Applications

by Mansoor M. Amiji

To treat disease or correct genetic disorders using gene therapy, the most suitable vehicle must be able to deliver genes to the appropriate tissues and cells in the body in a specific as well as safe and effective manner. While viruses are the most popular vehicles to date, their disadvantages include toxicity, limited size of genes they can carry, and limited scale of industrial production. Polymeric Gene Delivery: Principles and Applications is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084931934X
• ISBN13: 9780849319341
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 708 Pages
• Weight: 3.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.3" x 10.3"