Metallosurfactants

8Metallosurfactants as Non‐viral Vectors in Transfection

Pilar López‐Cornejo¹, José A. Lebrón¹, Francisco J. Ostos¹, Manuel López‐López², María L. Moyá¹, Eva Bernal¹, and Carmen Martín¹

¹University of Seville, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Seville, 41012, Spain

²Campus de El Carmen, Department of Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21071, Huelva, Spain

8.1 Introduction

Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes in the treatment and/or cure of a disease. The replacement of defective genes or the cure of some genetic disorders in a patient is included in such a technique. In ...