Synthesis and properties of poly(lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol) multiblock copolymers by coupling triblock copolymers

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 3-5, 2003, Pages 245-253

  Chen, Wenna ^a   Luo, Weijun ^a   Wang, Shenguo ^a   Bei, Jianzhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

5 fluorourecil; Drug controlled release; Multi block copolymer; Poly(ethylene glycol); Poly(l lactide)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MOLAR RATIO;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

BLOCK COPOLYMER; CONTROLLED RELEASE; MEDICAL USE;

EID: 0038528311     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.301     Document Type: Article

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