Thermo-sensitive polymeric micelles based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as drug carriers

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 893-910

  Wei, Hua ^a   Cheng, Si Xue ^a   Zhang, Xian Zheng ^a   Zhuo, Ren Xi ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Micelle; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Self assembly; Thermo sensitive

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; COPOLYMER MICELLES; DELIVERY VEHICLE; DRUG CARRIER; HYDROPHILIC SHELL; HYDROPHOBIC CORE; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; PNIPAAM; POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMERIC MICELLE; SMART DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; THERMO-SENSITIVE; THERMO-SENSITIVE POLYMER;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; COPOLYMERIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICELLES; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 69249211344     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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