Formation of unimer nanoparticles by controlling the self-association of hydrophobically modified poly(amino acid)s

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5249-5256

  Akagi, Takami ^a,b   Piyapakorn, Phassamon ^a   Akashi, Mitsuru ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILICS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GRAFTING DEGREE; HYDROPHILIC SEGMENTS; HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS; HYDROPHOBIC SEGMENT; L-PHENYLALANINE; NACL CONCENTRATION; NACL SOLUTION; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION; POLY(AMINO ACID)S; POLYMER AGGREGATES; PYRENE FLUORESCENCE; SELECTIVE SOLVENTS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SELF-ASSOCIATION BEHAVIOR; SELF-ASSOCIATIONS; UNIMOLECULAR; VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

AMINO ACIDS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHOBICITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOPARTICLES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS;

AMINO ACID; BIOPOLYMER; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84858788502     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la205093j     Document Type: Article

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