I am totally agree with Romuald since we have developped this powerful reagent NeuroMag (based on the Magnetofection*** technology) as an alternative to "classic" transfection methods that can be harmful for neurons.
Initially deelopped for primary hippocampal and corticla neurons, NeuroMag was demonstrated to by highly efficient:
on primary Neurons from diverse terrtiories (hippocampal, cortical, motor neurons, dorsal root ganglion, cerebellar granules…) and diverse origins (rat, mouse, human…)
For any DIV: from DIV 1 to DIV 21
On “neuron cell types” from neuronal cell lines (such as C6) to astrocytes, and even Neural Stem cells
With any nucleic acid, from large plasmid DNA to short siRNA or ODN,
And moreover, as this reagent is non-toxic at the recommended doses, transfection effect can be followed up to more than 7 days.
For published scientific articles that use NeuroMag to transfect any neurons you can have a look at our citation database in the following link.
I am pretty sure NeuroMag will be of high interest for your transfection experiment, and please do not hesitate to contact me via ResearchGate of directly at: [email protected] for any information,
good luck with your experiment,
Cedric
MAGNETOFECTION
*** The Magnetofection technology uses a magnetic field to attract and concentrate complexes of magnetic nanoparticles and nucleic acid onto the cell surface as demonstrated by Grześkowiak BF et al, Pharm Res. 2014 Jul 18. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25033763).