Polymeric micelles: Authoritative aspects for drug delivery

Designed Monomers and Polymers

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 465-521

  Kulthe, Sushant S ^a   Choudhari, Yogesh M ^a   Inamdar, Nazma N ^a   Mourya, Vishnukant ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Photodynamic therapy; Polymeric micelles; Solubilization; Stimuli sensitivity; Targeting

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CANCEROUS TISSUES; CRITICAL FACTORS; DRUG CARRIER; HYDROPHOBIC DRUG; LOW TOXICITY; MICELLAR CORE; POLYMERIC MICELLE; POORLY WATER-SOLUBLE DRUGS; SOLUBILIZATION; STIMULI-SENSITIVE; STIMULI-SENSITIVITY; SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES; TARGETING; WELL-DEFINED STRUCTURES;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG DELIVERY; HISTOLOGY; MICELLES; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84867088095     PISSN: 1385772X     EISSN: 15685551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1385772X.2012.688328     Document Type: Review

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