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Review
. 2011 Jul 18;7(14):1932-7.
doi: 10.1002/smll.201100761. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Five years of siRNA delivery: spotlight on gold nanoparticles

Abigail K R Lytton-Jean  1 , Robert Langer, Daniel G Anderson
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Five years of siRNA delivery: spotlight on gold nanoparticles

Abigail K R Lytton-Jean et al. Small. .

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles have become widely used in scientific research due to their unique physical and chemical properties. In the last several years their use as siRNA delivery agents has been investigated. Here, progress made using gold nanoparticles for siRNA delivery is described and the different strategies employed are compared.

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