Synthesis of functionalized poly(caprolactone)s and their application as micellar drug delivery systems

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 930-942

  Hao, Jing ^a   Rainbolt, Elizabeth A ^a   Washington, Katherine ^a   Biewer, Michael C ^a   Stefan, Mihaela C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional caprolactone; Polymer micelle; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CELL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; CYCLOADDITION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

CAPROLACTONE; DRUG-DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL CAPROLACTONE; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALS; MICELLARS; POLY(-CAPROLACTONE); POLYMER MICELLES; POST-POLYMERIZATION; RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84878612816     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1385272811317090007     Document Type: Article

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