Diblock copolymers of ethylene oxide and 1,2-butylene oxide in aqueous solution. Formation of unimolecular micelles

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 193-196

  Ribeiro, Maria Elenir N P ^a   de Oliveira, Samira A ^a   Ricardo, Nágila M P S ^a   Mai, Shao Min ^b   Attwood, David ^c   Yeates, Stephen G ^c   Booth, Colin ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Critical micelle concentration; Unimolecular micelles

Indexed keywords

1,2 EPOXYBUTANE; CAPROLACTONE; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; POLYGLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DRUG CARRIERS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MICELLES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 50249169279     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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