Polymer nanostructures synthesized by controlled living polymerization for tumor-targeted drug delivery

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 219, Issue , 2015, Pages 345-354

  Wang, Christine E ^a   Stayton, Patrick S ^a   Pun, Suzie H ^a   Convertine, Anthony J ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DENDRIMERS; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOSYSTEMS; TUMORS;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; INNOVATIVE MATERIALS; MACROCYCLIC POLYMERS; POLYMER ARCHITECTURE; POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEMS; TUMOR-TARGETED DRUG DELIVERIES;

POLYMERS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER; MACROCYCLIC POLYMER; NANOCARRIER; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER BRUSH; STAR POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED LIVING POLYMERIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RELEASE; HUMAN; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEOPLASMS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

EID: 84947495870     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.08.054     Document Type: Article

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