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. 2008 May 28;5(4):567–578. doi: 10.1021/mp700106w

Table 1. Transfection Efficiencies of C60/DNA Transfection Mixtures at Various R Values Presented as a Quotient of GFP-Fluorescent Cells Relative to the Total Number of Cells Analyzed as Measured by Flow Cytometrya.

  transfection efficiency (%) at various R values
C60 vector R = 0.42 R = 4.2 R = 8.4 R = 16.8 R = 42
IV 0.53 ± 0.13 0.42 ± 0.18 1.32 ± 0.57 31.33 ± 4.24 2.40 ± 0.13
III 0.43 ± 0.31 0.37 ± 0.21 0.99 ± 0.15 28.33 ± 4.94 1.86 ± 0.24
II 0.30 ± 0.20 0.58 ± 0.14 0.60 ± 0.13 0.32 ± 0.06 0.41 ± 0.17
I 0.27 ± 0.15 0.45 ± 0.28 0.62 ± 0.10 0.34 ± 0.04 0.43 ± 0.14
V 0.17 ± 0.12 0.36 ± 0.27 0.23 ± 0.10 0.11 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.05
VI 0.27 ± 0.21 0.15 ± 0.06 0.48 ± 0.25 0.10 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.04
naked DNA 0.01 ± 0.005        
PEI (25 kDa) 28.7 ± 3.5        
Cytopure 35.2 ± 5.1        
a

10,000 events were counted for each sample. C60 vectors are listed in order of their measured efficiency at promoting transfection in NIH 3T3 cells under serum-free conditions.