Self-assembly of PEG and diester copolymers: Effect of PEG length, linker, concentration and temperature

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1523-1528

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a,b   Tyagi, Rahul ^a   Shakil, Najam A ^c   Parmar, Virinder S ^a,b   Kumar, Jayant ^a   Watterson, Arthur C ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diester copolymers; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; MICELLES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIESTER COPOLYMERS; DIMETHYL ESTERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MICELLAR STRUCTURE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 28144443104     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: 15205738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601320500229087     Document Type: Article

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