Abstract:
:A novel class of pH-sensitive PEG lipids bearing acid-cleavable acetal linkages and short PEG chains have been synthesised and used in ternary vector formulations. The cleavage pH was influenced by structural components including the terminal PEG moiety and spacer length.
journal_name
Mol Biosystjournal_title
Molecular bioSystemsauthors
Wong JB,Grosse S,Tabor AB,Hart SL,Hailes HCdoi
10.1039/b719782asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-06-01 00:00:00pages
532-41issue
6eissn
1742-206Xissn
1742-2051journal_volume
4pub_type
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