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  • Publication number: 20150064116
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising a micelle having a hydrophobic superparmagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) core, a first coating comprising a cationic polymer, and a second coating comprising a polynucleotide. Also provided are methods of using the compositions for transfection and/or transformation of a cell with the polynucleotide. Further provided are methods of detecting transfection of a cell with the polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: University of South Florida (A Florida Non-Profit Corporation)
    Inventors: Subhra Mohapatra, Chunyan Wang