Caminade AM, Turrin CO, Majoral JP. Dendrimers and DNA: combinations of two special topologies for nanomaterials and biology.
Chemistry 2008;
14:7422-32. [PMID:
18537210 DOI:
10.1002/chem.200800584]
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Abstract
Interactions between two precisely defined three-dimensional architectures (DNA and dendrimers) are described. Highly synergetic effects occur, as illustrated in two cases: dendrimers can be used as three-dimensional linkers for oligonucleotides, affording highly sensitive microarrays (biochips), and positively charged dendrimers strongly interact with DNA, allowing penetration inside cells (genetic transfection).
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