[HTML][HTML] Biomedical polyurethanes for anti-cancer drug delivery systems: A brief, comprehensive review

M Sobczak, K Kędra - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the intensive development of polymeric biomaterials in recent years, research using
drug delivery systems (DDSs) has become an essential strategy for cancer therapy. Various …

[HTML][HTML] Overview: Polycarbonates via ring-opening polymerization, differences between six-and five-membered cyclic carbonates: Inspiration for green alternatives

Z Abdel Baki, H Dib, T Sahin - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review aims to cover the topic of polycarbonate synthesis via ring-opening
polymerization (ROP) of cyclic carbonates. We report a wide variety of ROP-initiating …

Chemical recycling and upcycling of poly (Bisphenol A carbonate) via metal acetate catalyzed glycolysis

IE Nifant'ev, DA Pyatakov, AN Tavtorkin… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prospective method of poly (bisphenol A carbonate)(BPAC) waste processing is based on
catalytic glycolysis, combining recycling to bisphenol A (BPA) and upcycling with a formation …

pH and reduction dual-responsive micelles based on novel polyurethanes with detachable poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) shell for controlled release of doxorubicin

L Bu, H Zhang, K Xu, B Du, C Zhu, Y Li - Drug Delivery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We describe a biodegradable amphiphilic polyurethane (PU) with disulfide bonds in the
main chain [PEtOz-b-PU (SS)-b-PEtOz]. This multi-block PU was synthesized using poly (ε …

Facile synthesis of poly (trimethylene carbonate) by alkali metal carboxylate-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization

K Takojima, T Saito, C Vevert, V Ladelta, P Bilalis… - Polymer Journal, 2020 - nature.com
Alkali metal carboxylates, including sodium acetate, sodium benzoate, and sodium sorbate,
which are all readily available and widely used as food additives, were found to promote the …

Polymer blends using poly (trimethylene carbonate)

A Nag, AE Arifianti, A Khankhuean, H Ajiro - European Polymer Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
A review. Poly (trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC) is well known as synthetic degradable
polymer, featuring carbonate groups in its main chain backbone. Numerous studies have …

Sawdust based composites

O Mukbaniani, W Brostow, J Aneli… - Polymers for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Much sawdust is treated as waste and deposited in landfills; with time, the city landfills have
to be made larger and larger and/or deeper and deeper. We have created composites on …

Preparation of fluorophore-tagged polymeric drug delivery vehicles with multiple biological stimuli-triggered drug release

XL Yang, J Li, WX Wu, YH Liu, N Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the field of drug delivery, the controlled release of drugs is continuously one of the highly
prioritized research domains. Stimuli-responsive polymers are being investigated as drug …

Stimuli‐Responsive Polyurethane Dispersions–Aqueous Auto‐Dispersion

H Gupta, J Texter - Israel Journal of Chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We report a single‐pot synthesis of polyurethanes (PUs) in solvent that utilizes an hydroxyl
imidazolium bromide salt (ionic liquid) as a chain terminating group. This material, after …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Interfacial Interactions on the Functional Properties of Ethylene–Propylene Copolymer Containing SiO2 Nanoparticles

I Taraghi, S Paszkiewicz, I Irska, K Pypeć, E Piesowicz - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the mechanical properties, thermal stability, and transparency of ethylene–
propylene copolymer (EPC) elastomer modified with various weight percentages (1, 3, and 5 …