Self‐Assembly of Precision Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Hierarchical Structural Complexity, Colloidal Superstructures, and Applications
Ligand protected noble metal nanoparticles are excellent building blocks for colloidal self‐
assembly. Metal nanoparticle self‐assembly offers routes for a wide range of multifunctional …
assembly. Metal nanoparticle self‐assembly offers routes for a wide range of multifunctional …
Photo-responsive block copolymer micelles: design and behavior
Stimuli-responsive block copolymer micelles are the topic of intense research since they are
able to show sharp and eventually reversible responses to various environmental changes …
able to show sharp and eventually reversible responses to various environmental changes …
ATRP in the design of functional materials for biomedical applications
DJ Siegwart, JK Oh, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) is an effective technique for the design and
preparation of multifunctional, nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in …
preparation of multifunctional, nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in …
Photochemical mechanisms of light-triggered release from nanocarriers
N Fomina, J Sankaranarayanan, A Almutairi - Advanced drug delivery …, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the last three decades, a handful of photochemical mechanisms have been applied to
a large number of nanoscale assemblies that encapsulate a payload to afford spatio …
a large number of nanoscale assemblies that encapsulate a payload to afford spatio …
Light-responsive block copolymer micelles
Y Zhao - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
The association state of light-responsive block copolymer (BCP) micelles in aqueous
solution can be altered, often reversibly, by light. Driven by the potential application in …
solution can be altered, often reversibly, by light. Driven by the potential application in …
Reversibly switching bilayer permeability and release modules of photochromic polymersomes stabilized by cooperative noncovalent interactions
We report on the fabrication of photochromic polymersomes exhibiting photoswitchable and
reversible bilayer permeability from newly designed poly (ethylene oxide)-b-PSPA (PEO-b …
reversible bilayer permeability from newly designed poly (ethylene oxide)-b-PSPA (PEO-b …
Stimuli-responsive molecular brushes
Molecular brushes are composed of a flexible backbone and densely grafted side chains.
The conformation of molecular brushes is governed by side chains separated by a distance …
The conformation of molecular brushes is governed by side chains separated by a distance …
Photoswitchable nanoparticles for triggered tissue penetration and drug delivery
We report a novel nanoparticulate drug delivery system that undergoes reversible volume
change from 150 to 40 nm upon phototriggering with UV light. The volume change of these …
change from 150 to 40 nm upon phototriggering with UV light. The volume change of these …
Physical stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles for anti-cancer drug delivery
N Rapoport - Progress in Polymer Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Block copolymer micelles are generally formed by self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymer
molecules in an aqueous milieu. The hydrophobic blocks (or polyion complexes) form the …
molecules in an aqueous milieu. The hydrophobic blocks (or polyion complexes) form the …
Photo-responsive systems and biomaterials: photochromic polymers, light-triggered self-assembly, surface modification, fluorescence modulation and beyond
There has been considerable interest in the application of photochromism to photo-
responsive systems which has led to the development of new tailored smart materials for …
responsive systems which has led to the development of new tailored smart materials for …