Polymer Micelles

• 1. autor: Pratap Bahadur (Ed.) (auth)
• Kolejni autorzy: Shin-ichi Yusa (Ed.) (auth), Hideki Matsuoka (Ed.) (auth), Takahiro Sato (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Elektroniczne Rozdział
• Język: angielski
• Wydane: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Hasła przedmiotowe: Biochemistry; Polymer vesicle; Stimuli-responsive; Drug delivery; Polymer micelle; Polymer aggregate; Self-organization; Amphiphilic polymer
• Dostęp online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Classically, polymer micelles have been defined as aggregates formed by the self-association of amphiphilic polymers due to the hydrophobic interactions between polymer molecules in water. Practical applications of polymer micelles include as carriers in drug delivery systems, as solubilizers, and a...