Amphiphilic block copolymers (ABCs) have been used extensively in pharmaceutical applications ranging from sustained-release technologies to gene delivery. The utility of ABCs for delivery of therapeutic agents results from their unique chemical composition, which is characterized by a hydrophilic b
Amphiphilic block copolymer micelles for nanoscale drug delivery
✍ Scribed by Glen S. Kwon; M. Laird Forrest
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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