In vitro evaluation of amphiphilic macromolecular nanocarriers for systemic drug delivery

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-197

  Harmon, Alexander M ^a   Uhrich, Kathryn E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic macromolecules; Cytotoxicity; Human primary cells.; In vitro; Polymeric micelles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY; MACROMOLECULES; MICELLES; MUSCLE; POLYMERS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; WATER INJECTION;

AMPHIPHILIC; AMPHIPHILIC MACROMOLECULES; CELL MORPHOLOGIES; CELL TYPES; CELL VIABILITIES; CULTURE MEDIAS; HUMAN CELLS; HUMAN FIBROBLASTS; HUMAN PRIMARY CELLS.; HUMAN UMBILICAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES; IN VITRO; IN-VITRO EVALUATIONS; INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS; NANOCARRIERS; POLYMERIC MICELLES; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; STAR LIKES; VASCULATURE; VEHICLE CONTROLS;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

AMPHOPHILE; NANOCARRIER;

ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL LINE; CELL TYPE; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION TIME; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MACROMOLECULE; MICELLE; SCREENING TEST; UMBILICAL CORD;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 62149122514     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: 15308030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883911509101557     Document Type: Article

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