Abstract
The first attempt to prepare biologically active siRNA-based microhydrogels is reported. The self-assembled microhydrogels were fabricated using sense/antisense complementary hybridization between single-stranded linear and Y-shaped trimeric siRNAs. The siRNA microhydrogels were condensed using a popular cationic polymer such as LPEI to form compact, stable siRNA/polymeric nanoparticles that exhibited superb cellular uptake efficiency and gene silencing activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13914-13917 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 7 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |