Novel Amphiphilic Multi-Arm, Star-Like Block Copolymers as Unimolecular Micelles
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Novel Amphiphilic Multi-Arm, Star-Like Block Copolymers as Unimolecular Micelles Xinchang Pang, Lei Zhao, Mufit Akinc, Jin Kon Kim, and Zhiqun Lin* Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyo-ja dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, South Korea
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تاریخ انتشار 2011