ORGANELLE-SELECTIVE GENE DELIVERY AND EXPRESSION IN THE CHLOROPLAST IN PLANTA USING CHITOSAN-COMPLEXED SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE CARRIERS

摘要

In one aspect, a composition can include an organelle, and a nanoparticle having a zeta potential of less than −10 mV or greater than 10 mV contained within the organelle. In a preferred embodiment, the organelle can be a chloroplast and the nanoparticle can be a single-walled carbon nanotube associated with a strongly anionic or strongly cationic polymer.