Novel polymers for the efficient delivery of nucleic acids and other macromolecules
With the aim of optimizing transfection protocols, researchers from Universitat de les Illes Balears and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have developed a broad scope chemical carrier that can package nucleic acids into nanosized particles. The invention proposes a new polymer useful as a general-purpose artificial vector (PASQUA) for the delivery of genetic material (DNA and RNA) and peptides, regardless of their size and structure.