Degradable controlled-release polymers and polymeric nanoparticles: mechanisms of controlling drug release

N Kamaly, B Yameen, J Wu, OC Farokhzad - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of biodegradable polymers represents a revolution in medicine spanning
over 50 years and leading to significant biotechnological advancements in drug delivery …

Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

Polymeric nanostructures for imaging and therapy

M Elsabahy, GS Heo, SM Lim, G Sun… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Medical diagnosis and therapy are essential for providing patients with proper care,
although inefficient diagnosis and therapy are usually associated with either improper …

Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Bioapplications of hyperbranched polymers

D Wang, T Zhao, X Zhu, D Yan, W Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), an important subclass of dendritic macromolecules, are
highly branched, three-dimensional globular nanopolymeric architectures. Attractive …

Main-chain poly (phosphoester) s: History, syntheses, degradation, bio-and flame-retardant applications

KN Bauer, HT Tee, MM Velencoso, FR Wurm - Progress in Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nature on planet earth is dominated by poly (phosphoester) s (PPEs). They structure and
determine life in the form of deoxy-and ribonucleic acid (DNA & RNA), and, as …

Poly (phosphoester) s: A new platform for degradable polymers

T Steinbach, FR Wurm - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (phosphoester) s (PPEs) play an important role in nature. They structure and
determine life in the form of deoxy‐and ribonucleic acid (DNA and RNA), and, as …

Supramolecular architectures of dendritic amphiphiles in water

BNS Thota, LH Urner, R Haag - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dendritic molecules are an exciting research topic because of their highly branched
architecture, multiple functional groups on the periphery, and very pertinent features for …

[HTML][HTML] Main-chain water-soluble polyphosphoesters: Multi-functional polymers as degradable PEG-alternatives for biomedical applications

C Pelosi, MR Tinè, FR Wurm - European polymer journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyphosphoesters (PPEs) are a class of (bio) degradable polymers with high chemical
versatility and functionality. In particular, water-soluble PPEs with the phosphoester group in …

Improving Paclitaxel Delivery: In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of PEGylated Polyphosphoester-Based Nanocarriers

F Zhang, S Zhang, SF Pollack, R Li… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials have great potential to offer effective treatment against devastating diseases
by providing sustained release of high concentrations of therapeutic agents locally …