chapter 1 Introduction -- part Part I Gene Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities -- chapter 2 Tissue-and specific targeting for the delivery of genetic information -- chapter 3 Biological barriers to gene transfer -- chapter 4 Cellular uptake and trafficking -- chapter 5 Pharmacokinetics of polymer-plasmid DNA complex -- chapter Part II Condensing Polymeric Systems -- part A. Non-degeradable polymers -- chapter 6 Poly(L-Lysine) and copolymers for gene delivery -- chapter 7 Gene delivery using polyethylenimine abd copolymers -- chapter 8 Poly((2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-Based polymers for the delivery of genes in vitro and in vivo -- chapter 9 Cationic dendrimers as gene transfection vectors: Dendri-poly(amidoamines ) and Dendri-poly(propylenimines) -- chapter 10 Poly(ethylene glycol)-conjugated cationic dendrimers -- chapter 11 Water Soluble Lipopolymers for Gene Delivery -- chapter 12 Cyclodextrin-Containing Polymers for Gene Delivery -- part B. Biodegradable Polymers -- chapter 13 Gene Delivery Using Polyimidazoles and Related Polymers -- chapter 14 Degradable Poly(�-amino ester)s for Gene Delivery -- chapter 15 Cationic Polyesters as Biodegradable Polymeric Gene Delivery Carriers -- chapter 16 Poly(amidoamine)s for Gene Delivery -- chapter 17 Cationic Polysaccharides for Gene Delivery -- chapter 18 Gene Delivery Using Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives -- part PART III Non-Condensing Polymeric Systems -- chapter 19 Pluronic Block Copolymers for Nonviral Gene Delivery -- chapter 20 Use of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) with Noncondensed Plasmid DMA Formulations for Gene Therapy and Vaccines -- chapter 21 Use of HPMA Copolymers in Gene Delivery -- chapter PART IV Polymeric Nanospheres and Microspheres -- part A. Polymeric Nanospheres -- chapter 22 Biodegradable Nanoparticles as a Gene Expression Vector -- chapter 23 Nanoparticles Made of Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(ethylene oxide) as Carriers of Plasmid DMA -- chapter 24 Poly(alkylcyanoacrylate) Nanoparticles for Nucleic Acid Delivery -- chapter 25 Layer-by-Layer Nanoengineering with Polyelectrolytes for Delivery of Bioactive Materials -- chapter 26 Ex Vivo and In Vivo Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Delivery into Refractory Cells via Nanoparticle Hydrogel Formulation -- chapter 27 Protein Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery -- part B. Polymeric Microspheres -- chapter 28 Gene Delivery Using Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Microspheres -- chapter 29 Polyanhydride Microspheres for Gene Delivery -- chapter 30 Microspheres Formulated from Native Hyaluronan for Applications in Gene Therapy -- part PART V Specialized Delivery Systems -- chapter 31 Genetically Engineered Protein-Based Polymers: Potential in Gene Delivery -- chapter 32 Glycopolymer Tools for Studying Targeted Nonviral Gene Delivery -- chapter 33 Targeted Gene Delivery via the Folate Receptor -- chapter 34 Transferrin Receptor-Targeted Gene Delivery Systems -- chapter 35 Gene Delivery to the Lungs -- chapter 36 Cutaneous Gene Delivery -- chapter 37 Enhancement of Wound Repair by Sustained Gene Transfer via Hyaluronan Matrices -- chapter 38 Gene Delivery from Tissue Engineering Matrices -- chapter 39 Gene Therapy Stents for In-Stent Restenosis -- chapter 40 Gene Delivery Using BioMEMS.