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poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane); PGA, polyglutamic acid; PHF, (benzyl amine)-
terminated poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene-2,7-diyl); PHLGln, poly( N 5 -hydroxyethyl L -
glutamine); PI, polyisoprene; PIC, polyion complex; PLAla, poly( L -alanine);
PLArg, poly( L -arginine); PLCys, poly( L -cysteine); PLGA, poly(Lglutamate) or
poly(glutamic acid); PLGly, poly( L -glycine); PLLac, poly( L -lactide); PLLeu,
poly( L -leucine); PLLys, poly( L -lysine); PLPhe, poly( L -phenylalanine); PLVal,
poly( L -valine); PMGlu, poly(γ-methyl D , L -glutamate); PMLG, poly( ȳ -methyl L -
glutamate); PNIPAM, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide); PPG, poly(propylene glycol);
PPO, poly(propylene oxide); PS, polystyrene; PSar, polysarcosine; PTHF,
polytetrahydrofuran; PTLLys, poly( N ε -trifluoroacetyl L -lysine); PZLLys, poly( ō -
benzyloxycarbonyl L -lysine); THF, tetrahydrofuran.
Technical analysis
AFM, atomic force microscopy; ATR-IR, attenuated total reflection infrared;
AUC, analytical ultracentrifugation; CD, circular dichroism; DLS, dynamic light
scattering; DMA, dynamic mechanical analysis; DSC, differential scanning
calorimetry; FTIR, Fourier transform infrared; LCSM, laser confocal scanning
microscopy; 1H NMR, proton nuclear magnetic resonance; POM, polarizing
optical microscopy; SANS, small angle neutron scattering; SAXS, x-ray
scattering; SEM, scanning electron microscopy; SLS, static light scattering;
TEM, transmission electron microscope; WAXS, wide-angle x-ray scattering;
XPS, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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