Mesoscale simulation and experimental studies of self-assembly behavior of a PLA-PEG-PLA triblock copolymer micelle for sustained drug delivery

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Chansuna, Mantana ^a   Pimpha, Nuttaporn ^b   Vao Soongnern, Visit ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Mesoscale simulation; Micelle; Triblock copolymer

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DRUG DELIVERY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PYRENE;

COPOLYMER MICELLES; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; MESOSCALE SIMULATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SELF-ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS;

MICELLES;

EID: 84901286968     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-014-0452-1     Document Type: Article

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