Recent advances in drug delivery systems based on polypeptides prepared from N‐carboxyanhydrides. Issue 6 (3rd March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hehir, Sarah; Cameron, Neil R
• Is Part Of: Polymer international. Volume 63:Issue 6(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 943
• Page End: 954
• Publication Date: 2014-03-03
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1002/pi.4710
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-8103

Abstract

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