Doxorubicin-loaded (PEG)3-PLA nanopolymersomes: Effect of solvents and process parameters on formulation development and in vitro study

Molecular Pharmaceutics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 466-478

  Ayen, Wubeante Yenet ^a   Garkhal, Kalpna ^a   Kumar, Neeraj ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

(PEG)3 PLA; amphiphilic copolymer; doxorubicin; nanopolymersomes; self assembly

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; MACROGOL; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 79953828616     PISSN: 15438384     EISSN: 15438392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mp1003256     Document Type: Article

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