Research Article
Preparation and Physicochemical Characterization of Biodegradable mPEG-PCL Core-Shell Micelles for Delivery of Artemisinin
Hamid Reza Kheiri Manjili 1, Hojjat Malvandi 3, Mir-Sajjad Mosavi 1, Hossein Danafar 2,3 *
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