Solubilization and release of a model drug nimesulide from PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer core-shell micelles: Effect of size of PEO blocks

Journal of Solution Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-101

  Parmar, A ^a   Parekh, P ^a   Bahadur, P ^a  

^a VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic block copolymer; Drug solubilization; Pluronic micelle; Release kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873408043     PISSN: 00959782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10953-012-9949-6     Document Type: Article

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