Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable amphiphilic star and Y-shaped block copolymers as potential carriers for vinorelbine

Polymers

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 214-242

  Bahadori, Fatemeh ^a,b,c   Dag, Aydan ^a,c   Durmaz, Hakan ^a   Cakir, Nese ^a   Onyuksel, Hayat ^b   Tunca, Umit ^a   Topcu, Gulacti ^a,c   Hizal, Gurkan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic block copolymer; Micelle; Nano formulation; Polymeric drug delivery systems; Star shaped polymer; Targeted cancer therapy; Vinorelbine; Y shaped polymer

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; NANO FORMULATION; POLYMERIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; STAR-SHAPED POLYMER; TARGETED CANCER THERAPY; VINORELBINE; Y-SHAPED;

MICELLES;

EID: 84894042002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym6010214     Document Type: Article

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