The macrostopper route: A new synthesis concept leading exclusively to diblock copolymers with enhanced DNA condensation potential

Macromolecules

Volumn 35, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 9854-9856

  Petersen, Holger ^a,c   Martin, Alison L ^b   Stolnik, Snjezana ^b   Roberts, Clive J ^b   Davies, Martyn C ^b   Kissel, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; CONDENSATION; DNA; GENE TRANSFER; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYELECTROLYTES; POSITIVE IONS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MACROSTOPPER ROUTES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0037207208     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma025625r     Document Type: Article

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