Therapeutic supramolecular polymers: Designs and applications

H Wang, J Mills, B Sun, H Cui - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of low-molecular-weight building motifs into supramolecular polymers
has unlocked a new realm of materials with distinct properties and tremendous potential for …

Self-assembly of supramolecularly engineered polymers and their biomedical applications

D Wang, G Tong, R Dong, Y Zhou, J Shen… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Noncovalent interactions provide a flexible method of engineering various chemical entities
with tailored properties. Specific noncovalent interactions between functionalized small …

Functional supramolecular polymers for biomedical applications

R Dong, Y Zhou, X Huang, X Zhu, Y Lu… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As a novel class of dynamic and non‐covalent polymers, supramolecular polymers not only
display specific structural and physicochemical properties, but also have the ability to …

Controlling supramolecular polymerization through multicomponent self‐assembly

P Besenius - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly into supramolecular polymers is a process driven by reversible non‐
covalent interactions between monomers, and gives access to materials applications …

Supramolecular polymer chemistry: From structural control to functional assembly

B Qin, Z Yin, X Tang, S Zhang, Y Wu, JF Xu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
The interplay between polymer science and supramolecular chemistry leads to formation of
various supramolecular polymeric systems. Owing to the dynamic nature of noncovalent …

Supramolecular polymers: Recent advances based on the types of underlying interactions

HQ Peng, W Zhu, WJ Guo, Q Li, S Ma, C Bucher… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supramolecular polymers are, in broad brushstrokes, self-assembled structures built up from
small building blocks via the use of noncovalent interactions. In favorable cases …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: engineering supramolecular materials for responsive applications—design and functionality

CB Thompson, LSTJ Korley - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular polymers allow access to dynamic materials, where noncovalent
interactions can be used to offer both enhanced material toughness and stimuli …

Synthetic polymers as drugs and therapeutics

B Twaites, C de las Heras Alarcón… - Journal of Materials …, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic polymers are of increasing interest as therapeutic agents owing to their enhanced
pharmacokinetic profiles relative to small molecule drugs. Multifunctional polymers are now …

Supramolecular polymeric biomaterials

JL Mann, CY Anthony, G Agmon, EA Appel - Biomaterials science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymeric chains crosslinked through supramolecular interactions—directional and
reversible non-covalent interactions—compose an emerging class of modular and tunable …

Polymer-based therapeutics

S Liu, R Maheshwari, KL Kiick - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials have been applied in therapeutic applications, such as drug delivery
and tissue regeneration, for decades owing to their biocompatibility and suitable mechanical …