Novel fluorescent amphiphilic block copolymers: Controllable morphologies and size by self-assembly

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2891-2900

  Lu, Xiaoju ^a   Gong, Shuling ^a   Meng, Lingzhi ^a   Li, Cheng ^a   Liang, Feng ^a   Wu, Zhaoqiang ^a   Zhang, Lifen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic copolymer; Fluorescent; Self assembly; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILES; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE; POLYACRYLATES; SELF ASSEMBLY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS; VESICLE SIZE; WATER FRACTION;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 34347335634     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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