Synthesis and aqueous phase behavior of thermoresponsive biodegradable poly(D,L-3-methylglycolide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(D,L-3-methylglycolide) triblock copolymers

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 203, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1797-1803

  Zhong, Zhiyuan ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter J ^a   Feijen, Jan ^a   Kwon, Young Min ^b   Bae, You Han ^b   Kim, Sung Wan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Block copolymers; Ring opening polymerization; Sol gel transition; Stimuli sensitive polymers

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLY(DEXTRO,LEVO 3 METHYLGLYCOLIDE) BLOCK POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) BLOCK POLY(DEXTRO,LEVO 3 METHYLGLYCOLIDE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMICS; FLOW KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037200555     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3935(200208)203:12<1797::AID-MACP1797>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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