Self‐assembly of hyperbranched polymers and its biomedical applications

Y Zhou, W Huang, J Liu, X Zhu, D Yan - Advanced materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are highly branched macromolecules with a three‐
dimensional dendritic architecture. Due to their unique topological structure and interesting …

Synthesis and functionalization of hyperbranched polymers for targeted drug delivery

A Kavand, N Anton, T Vandamme, CA Serra… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) have found use in a wide range of applications, such as
optical, electronic and magnetic materials, coatings, additives, supramolecular chemistry …

Aliphatic hyperbranched polyesters based on 2, 2-bis (methylol) propionic acid—Determination of structure, solution and bulk properties

E Žagar, M Žigon - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Due to their highly branched structure and the large number of functional groups
hyperbranched polymers possess unique properties that make them interesting for uses in a …

Star-shaped polymers having PEO arms

G Lapienis - Progress in Polymer Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The syntheses, properties and some applications of star-shaped polymers with arms
constituted of homo-or copolymers of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) is reviewed. The general …

Drug delivery using multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers

CM Paleos, D Tsiourvas, Z Sideratou… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: The review presents the design strategy and synthesis of
multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers with the objective to develop …

A review on core–shell structured unimolecular nanoparticles for biomedical applications

G Chen, Y Wang, R Xie, S Gong - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymeric unimolecular nanoparticles (NPs) exhibiting a core-shell structure and formed by
a single multi-arm molecule containing only covalent bonds have attracted increasing …

Polyester micelles for drug delivery and cancer theranostics: Current achievements, progresses and future perspectives

Y Yi, G Lin, S Chen, J Liu, H Zhang, P Mi - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of tumor-targeting nanocarriers is critical important for effective treatment.
The synthetic polyesters have demonstrated high potential for developing nanocarriers for …

Diels–Alder “click” chemistry in designing dendritic macromolecules

G Franc, AK Kakkar - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Simple, versatile and green: Diels–Alder “click” chemistry is a simple, versatile and “greener”
approach in the design of a diverse range of dendritic macromolecules (see scheme). In the …

Polyester dendrimers: smart carriers for drug delivery

JAK Twibanire, TB Grindley - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Polyester dendrimers have been shown to be outstanding candidates for biomedical
applications. Compared to traditional polymeric drug vehicles, these biodegradable …

Image-guided and tumor-targeted drug delivery with radiolabeled unimolecular micelles

J Guo, H Hong, G Chen, S Shi, Q Zheng, Y Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Unimolecular micelles formed by dendritic amphiphilic block copolymers poly (amidoamine)–
poly (l-lactide)-b-poly (ethylene glycol) conjugated with anti-CD105 monoclonal antibody …