Bioinspired nanotopographical design of drug delivery systems

JA Finbloom, C Huynh, X Huang… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective drug delivery is important in the treatment of various biomedical conditions, ranging
from autoimmune disorders to cancer and bacterial infections. Nanostructured systems can …

Nanoscale polymer discs, toroids and platelets: a survey of their syntheses and potential applications

ERL Brisson, MJH Worthington, S Kerai… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer self-assembly has become a reliable and versatile workhorse to produce polymeric
nanomaterials. With appropriate polymer design and monomer selection, polymers can …

Uniform segmented platelet micelles with compositionally distinct and selectively degradable cores

Z Tong, Y Xie, MC Arno, Y Zhang, I Manners… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The creation of nanoparticles with controlled and uniform dimensions and spatially defined
functionality is a key challenge. The recently developed living crystallization-driven self …

Precise control of two-dimensional hexagonal platelets via scalable, one-pot assembly pathways using block copolymers with crystalline side chains

F Teng, B Xiang, L Liu, S Varlas… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) in selective
solvents provides a promising route for direct access to two-dimensional (2D) platelet …

AIE-active, stimuli-responsive fluorescent 2D block copolymer nanoplatelets based on corona chain compression

S Lei, J Tian, Y Kang, Y Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) represents a powerful tool in nanoscience as a result of
enhanced luminescence in the condensed state. Although AIEgenic materials have been …

Scalable and uniform length-tunable biodegradable block copolymer nanofibers with a polycarbonate core via living polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self …

CE Ellis, JD Garcia-Hernandez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Uniform 1D block copolymer (BCP) nanofibers prepared by the seeded-growth approach
termed living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) offer promising potential for …

Understanding the seeded heteroepitaxial growth of crystallizable polymers: the role of crystallization thermodynamics

L Zhu, L Liu, S Varlas, RY Wang, RK O'Reilly, Z Tong - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Seeded heteroepitaxial growth is a “living” crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA)
method that has emerged as a promising route to create uniform segmented nanoparticles …

Tuning the Functionality of Self-Assembled 2D Platelets in the Third Dimension

T Xia, Z Tong, Y Xie, MC Arno, S Lei… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The decoration of 2D nanostructures using heteroepitaxial growth is of great importance to
achieve functional assemblies employed in biomedical, electrical, and mechanical …

Serum albumin nanoparticles: problems and prospects

V Hornok - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present paper aims to summarize the results regarding serum albumin-based
nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery purposes. In particular, it focuses on the relationship …

Role of competitive crystallization kinetics in the formation of 2D platelets with distinct coronal surface patterns via seeded growth

R Deng, X Mao, S Pearce, J Tian… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low dispersity 2D platelet micelles with controllable surface patterns were prepared by
seeded-growth/living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymer …