Recent advances in polymeric micelles for anti-cancer drug delivery

S Biswas, P Kumari, PM Lakhani, B Ghosh - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Block co-polymeric micelles receive increased attention due to their ability to load
therapeutics, deliver the cargo to the site of action, improve the pharmacokinetic of the …

Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization

NE Kamber, W Jeong, RM Waymouth, RC Pratt… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Modern synthetic methods have revolutionized polymer chemistry through the development
of new and powerful strategies for the controlled synthesis of complex polymer architectures …

Bioactive surfaces and biomaterials via atom transfer radical polymerization

FJ Xu, KG Neoh, ET Kang - Progress in polymer science, 2009 - Elsevier
Recent progress in controlled radical polymerizations, in particular atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP), has provided a unique means for the design and synthesis of …

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 …

pH-and temperature-responsive hydrogels from crosslinked triblock copolymers prepared via consecutive atom transfer radical polymerizations

FJ Xu, ET Kang, KG Neoh - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Well-defined poly ((2-dimethyl amino) ethyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-b-
poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly ((2-dimethyl amino) ethyl methacrylate-co-2 …

Recent developments in ring-opening polymerization of lactones

P Lecomte, C Jérôme - Synthetic biodegradable polymers, 2012 - Springer
Polylactones are important biodegradable and biocompatible environmentally friendly
polyesters widely used for many applications and more particularly for biomedical …

Organocatalytic esterification of corn starches towards enhanced thermal stability and moisture resistance

B Imre, F Vilaplana - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Most commercial starch esters are currently produced under harsh alkaline conditions.
Triggered by environmental concerns, organocatalysis has recently emerged as a …

Self-assembled star-shaped chlorin-core poly (ɛ-caprolactone)–poly (ethylene glycol) diblock copolymer micelles for dual chemo-photodynamic therapies

CL Peng, MJ Shieh, MH Tsai, CC Chang, PS Lai - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic 4-armed star-shaped chlorin-core diblock copolymers based on methoxy poly
(ethylene glycol)(mPEG) and poly (ɛ-caprolactone)(PCL) were synthesized and …

Electrospun fibers: Versatile approaches for controlled release applications

S Karimi Afshar, M Abdorashidi… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning has been one of the most attractive methods of fiber fabrication in the last
century. A lot of studies have been conducted, especially in tissue engineering and drug …

Structure‐processing‐property relationship of poly (glycolic acid) for drug delivery systems 1: synthesis and catalysis

V Singh, M Tiwari - International Journal of Polymer Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Till date, market is augmented with a huge number of improved drug delivery systems. The
success in this area is basically due to biodegradable polymers. Although conventional …