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Research Article

New Pegylated Polyaspartamide-Based Polyplexes as Gene Delivery Vectors

G Cavallaro1 Laboratory of Biocompatible Polymers, Department Chimicae Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32, 90123Palermo, Italy. [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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M Licciardi1 Laboratory of Biocompatible Polymers, Department Chimicae Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32, 90123Palermo, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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S Scirè1 Laboratory of Biocompatible Polymers, Department Chimicae Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32, 90123Palermo, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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M Di Stefano1 Laboratory of Biocompatible Polymers, Department Chimicae Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32, 90123Palermo, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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G Giammona1 Laboratory of Biocompatible Polymers, Department Chimicae Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32, 90123Palermo, Italy. [email protected];2 IBF-CNR, via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90143Palermo, ItalyView further author information
Pages 243-258 | Published online: 11 Feb 2010

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