Amphiphilic block co-polymers: Preparation and application in nanodrug and gene delivery

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2017-2033

  Xiong, Xiao Bing ^a   Binkhathlan, Ziyad ^a,b   Molavi, Ommoleila ^a   Lavasanifar, Afsaneh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Block co polymers; Drug delivery; Drug targeting; Nanotechnology; Polymeric micelles

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SELF ASSEMBLY; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

AMPHIPHILICS; BLOCK CO POLYMERS; DRUG-TARGETING; GENE DELIVERY; HYDROPHILIC BLOCKS; NANODRUGS; POLY(AMINO ACID)S; POLYMER APPLICATIONS; POLYMER PREPARATION; POLYMERIC MICELLE;

GENE TRANSFER;

2,2 BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PROPIONIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMPHOPHILE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CISPLATIN; COPOLYMER; CREMOPHOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DENDRIMER; DEOXYCHOLATE SODIUM; DOXORUBICIN; HALOPERIDOL; LIPOPROTEIN; MACROGOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NANOMATERIAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHOROTHIOATE; PACLITAXEL; PILOCARPINE; PLASMID DNA; POLOXAMER; POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYESTER; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDE; POLYSORBATE 80; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MICELLE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84860514083     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.006     Document Type: Review

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