| Nowadays, gene delivery for therapeutic objects is considered one of the most promising strategies to cure both
the genetic and acquired diseases of human. The design of efficient gene delivery vectors possessing the high
transfection efficiencies and low cytotoxicity is considered the major challenge for delivering a target gene to
specific tissues or cells. On this base, the investigations on non-viral gene vectors with the ability to overcome
physiological barriers are increasing. Among the non-viral vectors, nanoparticles showed remarkable properties
regarding gene delivery such as the ability to target the specific tissue or cells, protect target gene against nuclease
degradation, improve DNA stability, and increase the transformation efficiency or safety. This review attempts to
represent a current nanoparticle based on its lipid, polymer, hybrid, and inorganic properties. Among them, hybrids,
as efficient vectors, are utilized in gene delivery in terms of materials (synthetic or natural), design, and in vitro/
in vivo transformation efficiency. |