Click chemistry strategies for the accelerated synthesis of functional macromolecules

Z Geng, JJ Shin, Y Xi, CJ Hawker - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Click chemistry is one of the most powerful strategies for constructing polymeric soft
materials with precise control over architecture and functionality. In this review, we provide a …

Intramolecular cross-linking methodologies for the synthesis of polymer nanoparticles

S Mavila, O Eivgi, I Berkovich, NG Lemcoff - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The advancement of polymer science embraces the invention of molecular constructs that
provide functional applications. As a result, the development of novel methodologies for the …

What is next in single-chain nanoparticles?

AM Hanlon, CK Lyon, EB Berda - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
With the increasing appeal of nanotechnology, there is a demand for development of
synthetic techniques for the fabrication of nano-sized objects that allow for precise size …

A brief user's guide to single-chain nanoparticles

CK Lyon, A Prasher, AM Hanlon, BT Tuten… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review we outline the various methods that have been explored to synthesize
architecturally defined nanoparticles from discrete polymer chains, summarize the methods …

Dual pH-/thermo-responsive chitosan-based hydrogels prepared using" click" chemistry for colon-targeted drug delivery applications

HT Hoang, SH Jo, QT Phan, H Park, SH Park… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
A dual pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel was designed based on a polyelectrolyte complex
of polyacrylic acid (PAA) and norbornene-functionalized chitosan (CsNb), which was …

Advances in single chain technology

M Gonzalez-Burgos, A Latorre-Sanchez… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent ability to manipulate and visualize single atoms at atomic level has given rise to
modern bottom-up nanotechnology. Similar exquisite degree of control at the individual …

Catalytically active single-chain polymeric nanoparticles: exploring their functions in complex biological media

Y Liu, S Pujals, PJM Stals, T Paulöhrl… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Dynamic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs) are intriguing, bioinspired
architectures that result from the collapse or folding of an individual polymer chain into a …

Single‐chain folding of synthetic polymers: a critical update

O Altintas, C Barner‐Kowollik - Macromolecular rapid …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The current contribution serves as a critical update to a previous feature article from us
(Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33, 958− 971), and highlights the latest advances in the …

“Click”-inspired chemistry in macromolecular science: matching recent progress and user expectations

P Espeel, FE Du Prez - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
This year, it has been a decade that the concept of “click” chemistry was pioneered in
polymer and material science by the exploration of the synthetic scope of copper-catalyzed …

Self-assembly of random copolymers

L Li, K Raghupathi, C Song, P Prasad… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of random copolymers has attracted considerable attention recently. In this
feature article, we highlight the use of random copolymers to prepare nanostructures with …