Article: Reports from Lomonosov Moscow State University describe recent advances in polymer research.

According to a study from Russia, "Interaction of amphiphilic copolymers and ethylene oxide and dimethylsiloxane with biological membranes is studied."

"Copolymers are shown to increase the permeability of model membranes. Has been shown that their effect on the permeability of liposomal membranes with respect to dye carboxyfluoresceine correlates with their toxicity," wrote D.N. Pavlov and colleagues, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The researchers concluded: "At low nontoxic concentrations, Pluronic L61, a diblock copolymer of dimeth-ylsiloxane and ethylene oxide similar to triblock copolymer of ethylene and propylene oxides, is able to reduce the ...

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