Functional nanoparticles through π-conjugated polymer self-assembly

LR MacFarlane, H Shaikh… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids

AR Mazo, S Allison-Logan, F Karimi… - Chemical society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nanogels as carriers for medical applications

I Neamtu, AG Rusu, A Diaconu, LE Nita, AP Chiriac - Drug delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanogels in biomedical field are promising and innovative materials as dispersions of
hydrogel nanoparticles based on crosslinked polymeric networks that have been called as …

Self-healing polymeric materials based on microencapsulated healing agents: From design to preparation

DY Zhu, MZ Rong, MQ Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Inspired by naturally occurring species that allow for self-healing of nonfatal harm, self-
healing polymeric materials have been prepared and represent a component of the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring various techniques for the chemical and biological synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles

T Pulingam, P Foroozandeh, JA Chuah, K Sudesh - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) have remarkable properties for delivering therapeutic drugs to the
body's targeted cells. NPs have shown to be significantly more efficient as drug delivery …

Critical evaluation of biodegradable polymers used in nanodrugs

E Marin, MI Briceño… - International journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Use of biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications has increased in recent decades
due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, flexibility, and minimal side effects …

Reactions and polymerizations at the liquid–liquid interface

K Piradashvili, EM Alexandrino, FR Wurm… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reactions and polymerizations at the interface of two immiscible liquids are reviewed. The
confinement of two reactants at the interface to form a new product can be advantageous in …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and challenges in self-healing composite materials

S Islam, G Bhat - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic materials used in a wide range of applications are prone to damage in the form of
cracking/microcracking. Catastrophic failure of the materials may occur due to the growth …

Hybrid nanostructures for SERS: materials development and chemical detection

S Fateixa, HIS Nogueira, T Trindade - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review focuses on recent developments in hybrid and nanostructured substrates for
SERS (surface-enhanced Raman scattering) studies. Thus substrates composed of at least …

Redox‐responsive self‐healing for corrosion protection

A Vimalanandan, LP Lv, TH Tran… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The corrosion of metallic materials is of significant importance on an economical and
ecological scale.[1] A straightforward way to protect metal against corrosion is the …