[HTML][HTML] Polymeric micro/nanocarriers and motors for cargo transport and phototriggered delivery

P Mena-Giraldo, J Orozco - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Smart polymer-based micro/nanoassemblies have emerged as a promising alternative for
transporting and delivering a myriad of cargo. Cargo encapsulation into (or linked to) …

Photoactivated polymersome nanomotors: traversing biological barriers

J Shao, S Cao, DS Williams… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic nanomotors are appealing delivery vehicles for the dynamic transport of functional
cargo. Their translation toward biological applications is limited owing to the use of non …

Self-propelled polymer multilayer Janus capsules for effective drug delivery and light-triggered release

Y Wu, X Lin, Z Wu, H Möhwald… - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We present herein a novel hybrid, polymer-based motor that was fabricated by the template-
assisted polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of a thin gold layer on one side …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in functionalized photosensitive polymeric nanocarriers

M Fernández, J Orozco - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The synthesis of light-responsive nanocarriers (LRNs) with a variety of surface functional
groups and/or ligands has been intensively explored for space-temporal controlled cargo …

Polymer‐Modified Micromotors with Biomedical Applications: Promotion of Functionalization

Y Li, J Wu, H Oku, G Ma - Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their autonomous movement characteristics, micromotors can perform various
tasks that traditional drug‐delivery carriers fail to perform. The development of adaptable …

[HTML][HTML] Inherently fluorescent peanut-shaped polymersomes for active cargo transportation

J Wang, Y Luo, H Wu, S Cao, LKEA Abdelmohsen… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanomotors have been extensively explored for various applications in nanomedicine,
especially in cargo transportation. Motile properties enable them to deliver pharmaceutical …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast light-activated polymeric nanomotors

J Wang, H Wu, X Zhu, R Zwolsman… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Synthetic micro/nanomotors have been extensively exploited over the past decade to
achieve active transportation. This interest is a result of their broad range of potential …

Multicompartment tubular micromotors toward enhanced localized active delivery

B Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A tubular micromotor with spatially resolved compartments is presented toward efficient site‐
specific cargo delivery, with a back‐end zinc (Zn) propellant engine segment and an upfront …

Polymeric micro/nanomotors and their biomedical applications

Z Liang, Y Tu, F Peng - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since their naissance in the 2000s, various micro or nanomotors with powerful functions
have been proposed. Among them, polymer‐based micro or nanomotors stand out for the …

Synthetic molecular motor activates drug delivery from polymersomes

A Guinart, M Korpidou, D Doellerer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The design of stimuli-responsive systems in nanomedicine arises from the challenges
associated with the unsolved needs of current molecular drug delivery. Here, we present a …