Polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer micelles as a delivery vehicle for dihydrotestosterone

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-286

  Allen, Christine ^a   Han, Jeannie ^a   Yu, Yisong ^a   Maysinger, Dusica ^a   Eisenberg, Adi ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Block copolymer micelles; Dihydrotestosterone; Drug delivery; Polycaprolactone b poly(ethylene oxide)

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICELLE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION;

DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICELLES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; VEHICLES;

EID: 0033991545     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00200-X     Document Type: Article

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