Amphiphilic block copolymers: From synthesis including living polymerization methods to applications in drug delivery

A Krishnan, S Roy, S Menon - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) is a useful tool for the synthesis of new polymeric
materials with varying compositions, functionalities, and topologies capable of self-assembly …

Polymeric Bowl‐Shaped Nanoparticles: Hollow Structures with a Large Opening on the Surface

H Sun, Y Gao, Y Fan, J Du, J Jiang… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric bowl‐shaped nanoparticles (BNPs) are anisotropic hollow structures with large
openings on the surface, which have shown advantages such as high specific area and …

Polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) Vesicle Size Control Using Solution Properties and Hydrophilic Block Length

A Choucair, C Lavigueur, A Eisenberg - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
Polymeric vesicles have attracted considerable attention in recent years, since they are a
model for biological membranes and have versatile structures with several practical …

Self-assembled architectures from biohybrid triblock copolymers

IC Reynhout, JJLM Cornelissen… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and self-assembly behavior of biohybrid ABC triblock copolymers consisting
of a synthetic diblock, polystyrene-b-polyethylene glycol (PS mb-PEG113), where m is …

A novel one-step drug-loading procedure for water-soluble amphiphilic nanocarriers

E Fournier, MH Dufresne, DC Smith, M Ranger… - Pharmaceutical …, 2004 - Springer
Purpose. The lack of water-solubility hampers the use of many potent pharmaceuticals.
Polymeric micelles are self-assembled nanocarriers with versatile properties that can be …

Mesoporous silica filled smart super oleophilic fibers of triblock copolymer nanocomposites for oil absorption applications

Y Elgawady, D Ponnamma, S Adham, M Al-Maas… - Emergent …, 2020 - Springer
Super oleophilic fibers of styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymer/mesoporous silica
(MS) nanocomposites are fabricated by electrospinning, and their oil absorption efficiency is …

Biodegradable and thermoresponsive micelles of triblock copolymers based on 2-(N, N-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate and ε-caprolactone for controlled drug …

V San Miguel, AJ Limer, DM Haddleton… - European Polymer …, 2008 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic triblock copolymers, poly (2-(N, N-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) x-block-
poly (caprolactone)-block-poly (2-(N, N-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) x, PDMAEMACo …

Synthesis of chiral micelles and nanoparticles from amino acid based monomers using RAFT polymerization

J Skey, RK O'reilly - Journal of Polymer Science Part A …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Homopolymers of tbutyl acrylate (PtBuA) and a monosubstituted acrylamide (PAM) having
an amino acid moiety in the side chain, N‐acryloyl‐(l)‐phenylalanine methyl ester 1, have …

The generation of polymeric nano-bowls through 3D confined assembly and disassembly

J Xu, Y Wu, K Wang, L Shen, X Xie, J Zhu - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we present a facile yet robust strategy to prepare polymer nano-bowls through 3D
confined assembly and disassembly of block copolymers. Unlike the previously reported …

Aggregation behavior of a new series of ABA triblock copolymers bearing short outer A blocks in B-selective solvent: from free chains to bridged micelles

FC Giacomelli, IC Riegel, CL Petzhold, NP da Silveira… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
A combination of dynamic (DLS) and static (SLS) light scattering measurements was
employed to study the self-assembly behavior of a new series of triblock copolymers bearing …