Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various
molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and …

Liposome is one of the most commonly used drug delivery systems in the world, due to its
excellent biocompatibility, satisfactory ability in controlling drug release, and passive …

Microgels/nanogels are crosslinked polymeric particles, which can be considered as
hydrogels if they are composed of water soluble/swellable polymer chains. They possess …

Polysaccharide-based microgels/nanogels have high water content, functionality,
biocompatibility, tunable size from submicrons to tens of nanometers, large surface area for …

The last decade of research in the physical sciences has seen a dramatic increase in the
study of nanoscale materials. Today,“nanoscience” has emerged as a multidisciplinary …

Stimuli-responsive microgels represent a highly interesting and unique class of materials
since they exhibit exceptional properties which stem from the particular combination of their …

The advent of nanotechnology has revolutionized drug delivery in terms of improving drug
efficacy and safety. Both polymer-based and lipid-based drug-loaded nanocarriers have …

The first book to tackle the application of smart polymers in bioseparation and
bioprocessing, Smart Polymers: Applications in Biotechnology and Biomedicine broke new …

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(pNIPAm) microgels were synthesized by precipitation
polymerization at temperatures ranging from 37 to 45° C using redox initiator system …

Stimulus-responsive macromolecules have attracted significant interest due to their potential
applications in molecular motors, drug delivery, sensors, and actuation devices. Poly (N …