PEG-coated nanospheres from amphiphilic diblock and multiblock copolymers: Investigation of their drug encapsulation and release characteristics

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-231

  Peracchia, Maria Teresa ^a   Gref, Ruxandra ^a   Minamitake, Yoshiharu ^a   Domb, Avi ^a   Lotan, Noah ^a   Langer, Robert ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; LIDOCAINE; MACROGOL; NANOPARTICLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; ENCAPSULATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030948510     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(96)01597-0     Document Type: Article

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