Release of Hydrophobic Substances from Polystyrene-Methacrylic Acid Block Copolymer Micelles into Aqueous Media

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 31-41

  Arca, Emin ^a   Tian, Minmin ^b   Webber, Stephen E ^b   Munk, Petr ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymer micelles; Controlled release; Fluorescence; Phenanthrene

Indexed keywords

EID: 31844451646     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236669508233893     Document Type: Article

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