Stimuli-responsive nanogel composites and their application in nanomedicine

M Molina, M Asadian-Birjand, J Balach… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanogels are nanosized crosslinked polymer networks capable of absorbing large
quantities of water. Specifically, smart nanogels are interesting because of their ability to …

Design and development of fluorescent nanostructures for bioimaging

M Chen, M Yin - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Because fluorescence-based techniques are inherently sensitive, selective, convenient,
diverse, non-destructive, potentially real time and in situ, they have been widely used in …

Thermosensitive core–shell microgels: From colloidal model systems to nanoreactors

Y Lu, M Ballauff - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
We review recent work done on thermosensitive core–shell particles that consist of a solid
core onto which a shell of crosslinked polymer as, eg, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPA) …

Challenges for industrialization of miniemulsion polymerization

JM Asua - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Miniemulsion polymerization facilitates the synthesis complex materials that cannot be
produced otherwise. These materials have a broad range of potential applications including …

Chitosan-based responsive hybrid nanogels for integration of optical pH-sensing, tumor cell imaging and controlled drug delivery

W Wu, J Shen, P Banerjee, S Zhou - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
We report a new class of chitosan-based hybrid nanogels by in-situ immobilization of CdSe
quantum dots (QDs) in the chitosan–poly (methacrylic acid)(chitosan–PMAA) networks. The …

In-situ immobilization of quantum dots in polysaccharide-based nanogels for integration of optical pH-sensing, tumor cell imaging, and drug delivery

W Wu, M Aiello, T Zhou, A Berliner, P Banerjee, S Zhou - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
We report a class of polysaccharide-based hybrid nanogels that can integrate the functional
building blocks for optical pH-sensing, cancer cell imaging, and controlled drug release into …

Amphibious fluorescent carbon dots: one-step green synthesis and application for light-emitting polymer nanocomposites

L Zhou, B He, J Huang - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A facile and green approach for the synthesis of amphibious fluorescent carbon dots (CDs)
from natural polysaccharide is reported. Light-emitting polymer nanocomposites with …

Polymer-coated quantum dots

N Tomczak, R Liu, JG Vancso - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum Dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals with distinct photophysical properties
finding applications in biology, biosensing, and optoelectronics. Polymeric coatings of QDs …

Organic/inorganic composite latexes: the marriage of emulsion polymerization and inorganic chemistry

E Bourgeat-Lami, M Lansalot - Hybrid latex particles: preparation with …, 2010 - Springer
This review article describes recent advances in the synthesis and properties of waterborne
organic/inorganic colloids elaborated through conventional emulsion polymerization, a well …

Modification of Poly(maleic anhydride)-Based Polymers with H2N–R Nucleophiles: Addition or Substitution Reaction?

Z Jin, L Du, C Zhang, Y Sugiyama, W Wang… - Bioconjugate …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Reacting poly (maleic anhydride)-based polymers with H2N–R nucleophiles is a flexible
and highly effective approach for preparing a variety of multifunctional, multicoordinating …