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Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol) and On-resin Peptides for Use in Chain Polymerizations and Hydrogel Formation
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Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol) and On-resin Peptides for Use in Chain Polymerizations and Hydrogel Formation

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Correlations between physical and drug release characteristics of polyethylene glycol suppositories

I W Kellaway, C Marriott

    Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    |July 1, 1975
    PubMed

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