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Preparation of Star-Shaped Polylactic Acid Drug Carrier Nanoparticles
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Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 01 (2010)·Pages 36–38·Published 28 April 2010·DOI10.4236/msa.2010.11007
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Abstract
Drug carrier biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles of about 15 nm were prepared by solvent evaporation technique from star-shaped poly(D,L-lactide) synthesized using dipentaerythritol as core and Tin (II) ethylhexanoate as catalyst.
KeywordsPLANanoparticlesDrug-Carriers
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