Drug encapsulation within self-assembled microglobules formed by thermoresponsive supramolecules.
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SUBMITTER: Betancourt JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3021979 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
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Drug encapsulation within self-assembled microglobules formed by thermoresponsive supramolecules.
Betancourt José E JE Subramani Chandramouleeswaran C Serrano-Velez José L JL Rosa-Molinar Eduardo E Rotello Vincent M VM Rivera José M JM
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20101025 45
An 8-(phenyl)-2'-deoxyguanosine derivative self-assembles in aqueous media into discrete hexadecamers that further self-assemble above 32 °C into microglobules that encapsulate the drug doxorubicin. ...[more]
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