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Soluble Self-Assembled Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery

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Kwon, G.S., Okano, T. Soluble Self-Assembled Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery. Pharm Res 16, 597–600 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011991617857

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