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Journal of Drug Delivery
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 203676, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/203676
Research Article

Cell Uptake and Validation of Novel PECs for Biomedical Applications

Ilaria E. Palamà,1,2 Mariarosaria Musarò,1 Addolorata M. L. Coluccia,3 Stefania D'Amone,1 and Giuseppe Gigli1,4,5

1NNL, Institute of Nanoscience CNR, Street Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy
2Scuola Superiore ISUFI, University of Salento, Street Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy
3Hematology and Clinical Proteomics Unit, “Vito Fazzi” Hospital, University of Salento, Square Muratore, 73100 Lecce, Italy
4Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Innovazione, University of Salento, Street Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
5Center of Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (CNB) of Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Street Barsanti, 73010 Arnesano (Le), Italy

Received 8 April 2011; Revised 28 June 2011; Accepted 30 June 2011

Academic Editor: Philippe Maincent

Copyright © 2011 Ilaria E. Palamà et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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