Polymersomes: Tough Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers.

Authors :: Discher, Bohdana M.
Won, You-Yeon
Ege, David S.
Lee, James C-M.
Bates, Frank S.
Discher, Dennis E.
Hammer, Daniel A.
Source :: Science. 5/14/1999, Vol. 284 Issue 5417, p1143-1146. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 10 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Presents research which made vesicles from amphiphilic diblock copolymers. Average molecular weight of polyethyleneoxide-polyethylethylene (EO40-EE37); Traits of electroformed polymersomes; Permeability of the polymersome membrane compared with common phospholipid bilayers; Implications of research for block copolymer chemistry.