Hybrid block copolymers constituted by peptides and synthetic polymers: An overview of synthetic approaches, supramolecular behavior and potential applications

Polymers

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 188-224

  Morell, Mireia ^a   Puiggalí, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Hybrid materials; Peptide; Supramolecular structure; Synthesis; Synthetic polymer

Indexed keywords

BIOMACROMOLECULES; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; HYBRID BLOCK COPOLYMERS; PEPTIDE-POLYMER HYBRIDS; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PEPTIDES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOPOLOGY;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84883292552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym5010188     Document Type: Article

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