Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

The development of biodegradable polymers represents a revolution in medicine spanning
over 50 years and leading to significant biotechnological advancements in drug delivery …

Conspectus Interest in increasing drug delivery efficiency has risen over the past decade
both as a means to improve efficacy of already clinically available drugs and due to the …

Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles (NPs) are especially interesting to enhance the drug
delivery specificity for biomedical applications. With the aim to achieve a highly stable and …

To achieve the promise of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems for the treatment of
cancer, they should (1) avoid premature clearance;(2) accumulate in tumors and undergo …

We report a series of azobenzene boronic acids that reversibly control the extent of diol
binding via photochemical isomerization. When the boronic acid is ortho to the azo group …

To exploit tumor and intracellular microenvironments, pH-responsive diblock copolymers of
poly (ethylene glycol) and catechol-functionalized polycarbonate with acid-labile acetal …

Responsive polymers with properties designed to interact with their surrounding
environment are enabling “smart” design features for custom biomaterials. Numerous …

Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of therapeutics holds great potential for the diagnosis and
treatment of a wide range of diseases. Significant advances have been made in the design …

Boron-functionalized polymers are used in opto-electronics, biology, and medicine. Methods
to produce boron-functionalized and degradable polyesters remain exceedingly rare but …