Self-assembly of poly([R]-3-hydroxybutyric acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) diblock copolymers

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 856-858

  Ravenelle, François ^a   Marchessault, Robert H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; MACROGOL; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYLACTIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMULSION; ESTERIFICATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NOTE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HYDROXYBUTYRATES; LACTATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0038516801     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm034019g     Document Type: Note

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