Poly (ethylene glycol) alternatives in biomedical applications

X Yao, C Qi, C Sun, F Huo, X Jiang - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) as gold standard has been extensively conjugated to
diagnostic and therapeutic agents or decorated on the surface of nanoplatforms, which is …

Molecular bottlebrushes as novel materials

G Xie, MR Martinez, M Olszewski, SS Sheiko… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular bottlebrushes are building blocks for the design of unique polymeric materials
whose physical properties are fundamentally governed by their densely grafted structures …

Cyclic polymers: synthesis, characteristics, and emerging applications

C Chen, T Weil - Nanoscale Horizons, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclic polymers with a ring-like topology and no chain ends are a unique class of
macromolecules. In the past several decades, significant advances have been made to …

Recent development of unimolecular micelles as functional materials and applications

X Fan, Z Li, XJ Loh - Polymer Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Unimolecular micelles have attracted increasing attention due to their high functionality,
encapsulation and site specific confinement capabilities in various applications. Compared …

Multifunctional polymeric micellar nanomedicine in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer

N Raval, R Maheshwari, H Shukla, K Kalia… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric micelles are a prevalent topic of research for the past decade, especially
concerning their fitting ability to deliver drug and diagnostic agents. This delivery system …

Micellization of synthetic and polysaccharides-based graft copolymers in aqueous media

LI Atanase, J Desbrieres, G Riess - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
This review highlights recent advances in the micellization of synthetic graft copolymers and
those based on natural precursors, particularly polysaccharides. Synthesis and …

Next‐generation polymer shells for inorganic nanoparticles are highly compact, ultra‐dense, and long‐lasting cyclic brushes

G Morgese, B Shirmardi Shaghasemi… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclic poly‐2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (PEOXA) ligands for superparamagnetic Fe3O4
nanoparticles (NPs) generate ultra‐dense and highly compact shells, providing enhanced …

Recent advances in the self-assembly of sparsely grafted amphiphilic copolymers in aqueous solution

Y Sakamoto, T Nishimura - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers is acknowledged as a powerful tool for
the fabrication of nanoparticles with a wide variety of nanostructures in aqueous solutions. In …

Exploring the effects of glyco-copolymer architectures on the solution self-assembly of amphiphilic thermoresponsive linear, star, and cyclic polymers

N Ozawa, JH Lee, I Akiba, T Nishimura - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer architecture can influence the morphology of polymer self-assemblies. However,
although the ability to control the nanostructure of self-assemblies is crucial for optimizing …

Recent development of functional aliphatic polycarbonates for the construction of amphiphilic polymers

Y Dai, X Zhang - Polymer chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Amphiphilic polymers can form nanostructures via self-assembly and thus have attracted
significant attention from scientists in the development of synthetic methodology and …