Nanogels: Synthesis, properties, and recent biomedical applications

QY Duan, YX Zhu, HR Jia, SH Wang, FG Wu - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanogels, also termed hydrogel nanoparticles, have the properties and functions of both
nanomaterials and hydrogels. Till date, a considerable number of nanogels have been …

[HTML][HTML] Copper-mediated living radical polymerization (atom transfer radical polymerization and copper (0) mediated polymerization): from fundamentals to …

C Boyer, NA Corrigan, K Jung, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP): current status and future perspectives

K Matyjaszewski - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
Current status and future perspectives in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) are
presented. Special emphasis is placed on mechanistic understanding of ATRP, recent …

Controlled/living radical polymerization in dispersed systems: an update

PB Zetterlund, SC Thickett, S Perrier… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This review is an extensive update to the comprehensive review on controlled/living radical
polymerization (CLRP) in dispersed systems published in 2008. 1 A note on nomenclature …

Achieving controlled biomolecule–biomaterial conjugation

CD Spicer, ET Pashuck, MM Stevens - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The conjugation of biomolecules can impart materials with the bioactivity necessary to
modulate specific cell behaviors. While the biological roles of particular polypeptide …

Polymeric nanostructured materials for biomedical applications

Z Tang, C He, H Tian, J Ding, BS Hsiao, B Chu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Polymer nanogels: a versatile nanoscopic drug delivery platform

RT Chacko, J Ventura, J Zhuang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review we put the spotlight on crosslinked polymer nanogels, a promising platform
that has the characteristics of an “ideal” drug delivery vehicle. Some of the key aspects of …

Preparation of biomolecule-polymer conjugates by grafting-from using ATRP, RAFT, or ROMP

MS Messina, KMM Messina, A Bhattacharya… - Progress in polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomolecule-polymer conjugates are constructs that take advantage of the functional or
otherwise beneficial traits inherent to biomolecules and combine them with synthetic …

Micro-and nanogels with labile crosslinks–from synthesis to biomedical applications

X Zhang, S Malhotra, M Molina, R Haag - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro-or nanosized three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric networks have been designed
and described for various biomedical applications, including living cell encapsulation, tissue …

ATRP in the design of functional materials for biomedical applications

DJ Siegwart, JK Oh, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) is an effective technique for the design and
preparation of multifunctional, nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in …