Block copolymer micelles for drug delivery: Loading and release of doxorubicin

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 195-201

  Kwon, G ^a   Naito, M ^b   Yokoyama, M ^c   Okano, T ^c   Sakurai, Y ^c   Kataoka, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copolymer micelles; Doxorubicin; Drug delivery

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG VEHICLE; MACROGOL; POLYASPARTIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030801878     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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