Temperature‐Controlled Assembly and Release from Polymer Vesicles of Poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐ poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)

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Summary

This work has shown that membrane permeability is already known to be strongly perturbed at phase transitions, and this has been exploited for hypothermic delivery of anticancer drugs by coupling to local heating and thermal transitions provide another means for stimulated release.

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Published
2006-11-03
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Keywords

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), Vesicle, Ethylene oxide, Materials science, Copolymer

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