Miktoarm star polymers: Branched architectures in drug delivery

V Lotocki, A Kakkar - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Delivering active pharmaceutical agents to disease sites using soft polymeric nanoparticles
continues to be a topical area of research. It is becoming increasingly evident that the …

Miktoarm star polymers: advances in synthesis, self-assembly, and applications

K Khanna, S Varshney, A Kakkar - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Miktoarm polymers are a relatively new and unique class of macromolecules, and constitute
a topical area of research due to their intriguing properties which can be tailored by varying …

Miktoarm Star Polymers with Environment‐Selective ROS/GSH Responsive Locations: From Modular Synthesis to Tuned Drug Release through Micellar Partial …

V Lotocki, H Yazdani, Q Zhang, ER Gran… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Branched architectures with asymmetric polymeric arms provide an advantageous platform
for the construction of tailored nanocarriers for therapeutic interventions. Simple and …

The role of miktoarm star copolymers in drug delivery systems

M Aghajanzadeh, M Zamani… - … Science, Part A, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Miktoarm star copolymers are relatively considered to be a new and unique class of
macromolecules, and are a new topical area due to the unique properties by varying their …

Polymersomes: soft nanoparticles from miktoarm stars for applications in drug delivery

M Baghbanbashi, A Kakkar - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of amphiphilic macromolecules has provided an advantageous platform to
address significant issues in a variety of areas, including biology. Such soft nanoparticles …

Optimization of amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymers for anticancer drug delivery

M Wang, X Zhang, H Peng, M Zhang… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The preparation of various types of miktoarm star polymers with precisely controlled
structures (A2B, ABC, AB2C2, etc.) has made significant progress due to the considerable …

Nanoengineering branched star polymer‐based formulations: scope, strategies, and advances

HW Yong, A Kakkar - Macromolecular Bioscience, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft nanoparticles continue to offer a promising platform for the encapsulation and controlled
delivery of poorly water‐soluble drugs and help enhance their bioavailability at targeted …

Dendrimers and miktoarm polymers based multivalent nanocarriers for efficient and targeted drug delivery

GM Soliman, A Sharma, D Maysinger… - Chemical …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The delivery of biologically active agents to the desired site in the body and intracellular
organelles is still a big challenge despite efforts made for more than five decades. With the …

Nano‐star‐shaped polymers for drug delivery applications

DP Yang, MNNL Oo, GR Deen, Z Li… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With the advancement of polymer engineering, complex star‐shaped polymer architectures
can be synthesized with ease, bringing about a host of unique properties and applications …

Miktoarm star polymers nanocarrier: synthesis, characterisation, and in-vitro drug release study

YK Chong, I Zainol, CH Ng, IH Ooi - Journal of Polymer Research, 2019 - Springer
Conjugation of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) to poly (lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) renders the
latter with enhanced biocompatibility and broader overall capability in biomedical …