Synthesis and self-assembly behavior of amphiphilic diblock copolymer dextran-block-poly(∈-caprolactone) (DEX-b-PCL) in aqueous media

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 599-610

  Zhang, Y L ^a   Dou, X W ^a   Jin, T ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Diblock copolymer; Mass fraction of the hydrophilic block; Polymer synthesis; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049256006     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.75     Document Type: Article

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