Synthesis and bacterial degradation of an azopolymer

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-82

  Soozandehfar, S Hashem ^a   Bragger, Janine L ^b   Martin, Gary P ^b   Lloyd, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2,2' Dimethylacryloyloxyazobenzene; Azopolymers; Bacterial degradation; HEMA; Styrene

Indexed keywords

2,2' DIMETHYLACRYLOYLOXYAZOBENZENE; AZOPOLYMER DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMACON; POLYMER; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMARANTH DYE; ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CECUM; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; METHACRYLATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POWDERS; RATS; STYRENES;

EID: 0034732180     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00454-8     Document Type: Article

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