Fluorescent nanoparticles for super-resolution imaging

W Li, GS Kaminski Schierle, B Lei, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

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 …

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 …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with cancer-targeting antibodies: A comparison of strategies

AC Marques, PJ Costa, S Velho, MH Amaral - Journal of controlled release, 2020 - Elsevier
Standard cancer therapies sometimes fail to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to tumor cells
in a safe and effective manner. Nanotechnology takes the lead in providing new therapeutic …

Quantum dots: a review from concept to clinic

S Kargozar, SJ Hoseini, PB Milan… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor materials that have gained great interest due to their
unique characteristics like optical properties. They are extensively being used in different …

Application of semiconductor quantum dots in bioimaging and biosensing

IV Martynenko, AP Litvin, F Purcell-Milton… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review we present new concepts and recent progress in the application of
semiconductor quantum dots (QD) as labels in two important areas of biology, bioimaging …

Light-mediated synthesis and reprocessing of dynamic bottlebrush elastomers under ambient conditions

C Choi, JL Self, Y Okayama, AE Levi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We introduce a novel grafting-through polymerization strategy to synthesize dynamic
bottlebrush polymers and elastomers in one step using light to construct a disulfide …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrophilic polymers: Current trends and visions for the future

N Bayliss, BVKJ Schmidt - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic polymers are a major class of polymers in polymer science. They are found in
broad range of applications from superabsorbers to drug-delivery. In recent years, a plethora …

Beyond PEGylation: alternative surface-modification of nanoparticles with mucus-inert biomaterials

VV Khutoryanskiy - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Mucus is a highly hydrated viscoelastic gel present on various moist surfaces in our body
including the eyes, nasal cavity, mouth, gastrointestinal, respiratory and reproductive tracts …

Synthesis of graphene-based polymeric nanocomposites using emulsion techniques

Y Fadil, SC Thickett, V Agarwal… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphene features an array of extraordinary mechanical, physical and electrical properties,
and it is of great interest to impart such properties to polymeric materials by use of graphene …