Comparison of two pegylated copolymeric micelles and their potential as drug carriers

Drug Delivery: Journal of Delivery and Targeting of Therapeutic Agents

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-227

  Lin, Wen Jen ^a   Wang, Chia Ling ^a   Chen, Yi Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Valerolactone; Caprolactone; Methoxy Poly(Ethylene Glycol)

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; DELTA VALEROLACTONE; DRUG CARRIER; EPSILON CAPROLACTONE; INDOMETACIN; LACTONE; MACROGOL; METHOXYPOLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); NANOPARTICLE; PEGYLATED COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICELLE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MICELLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 22144455379     PISSN: 10717544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10717540590952672     Document Type: Article

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