A novel diblock copolymer of (monomethoxy poly [ethylene glycol]-oleate) with a small hydrophobic fraction to make stable micelles/polymersomes for curcumin delivery to cancer cells

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5541-5554

  Erfani Moghadam, Vahid ^a,c   Nomani, Alireza ^b   Zamani, Mina ^a   Yazdani, Yaghoub ^c   Najafi, Farhood ^d   Sadeghizadeh, Majid ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d INSTITUTE FOR COLOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticancer agent; Apoptosis; Bioavailability; Critical micelle concentration; Encapsulation; Nanocarrier

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CURCUMIN; DRUG CARRIER; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MICELLE; MONOMETHOXYPOLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; OLEIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MICELLE; PARTICLE SIZE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CURCUMIN; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICELLES; OLEIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 84914164240     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S63762     Document Type: Article

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