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Copolymers in the preparation of parenteral drug delivery systems / editors, Rossella Dorati [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Polymer science and technology series (Nova Science Publishers)
- Polymer science and technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polymeric drug delivery systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (102 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Discusses the period when block copolymers containing PEO, hydrophilic B-blocks, and PAA or PAGA, hydrophobic A-blocks, have been widely utilised to formulate parenteral drug delivery systems for peptides and proteins, such as micro and nanoparticles, implants, micelles, hydrogels and scaffolds.
- Contents:
- Definition and classification of block copolymers
- Synthesis of block copolymers from PEO and lactones
- Mechanism of copolymerization from PEO and lactone
- Physico-chemical properties of block copolymers from PEO and lactones
- Degradation of ABA triblock copolymers based on PEO and polyesters
- Parenteral drug delivery systems based on ABA polymers
- Overview on sterilization techniques for block copolymers.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [65]-79) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-892-0
- OCLC:
- 923663062
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