Novel polymeric micelles for hydrophobic drug delivery based on biodegradable poly(hexyl-substituted lactides)

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 147-154

  Trimaille, Thomas ^a   Mondon, Karine ^a   Gurny, Robert ^a   Möller, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biocompatible polymers; Biodegradable polymers; Drug delivery; Griseofulvin; Hydrophobic drugs; Micelles; Nile Red; Poly(ethylene glycol); Substituted poly(lactides)

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; COPOLYMER; DYE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GRISEOFULVIN; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CATALYST; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICELLES; OXAZINES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS;

EID: 33745880077     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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