Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids

AR Mazo, S Allison-Logan, F Karimi… - Chemical society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: Construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

[HTML][HTML] Multimaterial 3D printing of self-assembling smart thermo-responsive polymers into 4D printed objects: A review

M Shahbazi, H Jäger, R Ettelaie, A Mohammadi… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) printing and its extension four-dimensional (4D)
printing technique show great promise for advanced additive manufacturing of functional …

Intelligent poly (l-histidine)-based nanovehicles for controlled drug delivery

Y Zhang, I Kim, Y Lu, Y Xu, DG Yu, W Song - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems based on polymeric nanovehicles are among the
most promising treatment regimens for malignant cancers. Such intelligent systems that …

Stimuli-chromism of photoswitches in smart polymers: Recent advances and applications as chemosensors

A Abdollahi, H Roghani-Mamaqani, B Razavi - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Light-responsive polymers, especially photochromic ones, are among the most interesting
classes of stimuli-responsive materials. Photochromic polymers can show different stimuli …

Introducing Savie: A biodegradable surfactant enabling chemo-and biocatalysis and related reactions in recyclable water

JRA Kincaid, MJ Wong, N Akporji… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Savie is a biodegradable surfactant derived from vitamin E and polysarcosine (PSar)
developed for use in organic synthesis in recyclable water. This includes homogeneous …

Synthetic polypeptides: from polymer design to supramolecular assembly and biomedical application

Z Song, Z Han, S Lv, C Chen, L Chen, L Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic polypeptides from the ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides
(NCAs) are one of the most important biomaterials. The unique features of these synthetic …

Pharmapolymers in the 21st century: Synthetic polymers in drug delivery applications

C Englert, JC Brendel, TC Majdanski, T Yildirim… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The administration of drugs, as a main challenge of pharmaceutical and medicinal
applications, has certainly benefited from the application of synthetic polymers. However …

Synthesis of side-chain modified polypeptides

TJ Deming - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Proteins have long fascinated scientists since their complex sequences and diversity of
chemical functionality can lead to structurally defined folded chains with highly specific …

Drug conjugate-based anticancer therapy-Current status and perspectives

Y Yang, S Wang, P Ma, Y Jiang, K Cheng, Y Yu… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Drug conjugates are conjugates comprising a tumor-homing carrier tethered to a cytotoxic
agent via a linker that are designed to deliver an ultra-toxic payload directly to the target …