Glutathione-Responsive Polymeric Micelles Formed by a Biodegradable Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer for Anticancer Drug Delivery and Controlled Release

ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 585-592

  Xu, Zhigang ^a   Liu, Shiying ^a   Kang, Yuejun ^a   Wang, Mingfeng ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cancer; controlled release; micelles; nanomedicine; polymer

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; DOXORUBICIN; GLUTATHIONE; MACROGOL; POLYCARBONATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG DECOMPOSITION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84969132907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23739878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00119     Document Type: Article

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