Can we use Polyethyleneimine siRNA for in vivo transfection?

Venkata Harsha Vardhan Boddeda @Venkata_Harsha_Vardhan_Boddeda

01 January 2019 0 2K Report

Hi,

I would like to deliver siRNA intrathecally in rodents. Can we use PEI as a vector for siRNA to deliver? Or do we have any other alternate vectors available?

Thank you,

Harsha

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