Fabrication of micellar nanoparticles for drug delivery through the self-assembly of block copolymers

ZL Tyrrell, Y Shen, M Radosz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Micelles formed through the self-assembly of block copolymers have been widely used to
encapsulate highly hydrophobic drugs to increase their effective solubility. However, this …

Towards the development of polycaprolactone based amphiphilic block copolymers: molecular design, self-assembly and biomedical applications

Z Li, BH Tan - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2014 - Elsevier
Polycaprolactone (PCL) and its copolymers are a type of hydrophobic aliphatic polyester
based on hydroxyalkanoic acids. They possess exceptional qualities: biocompatibility; FDA …

Crystallization and morphology of biodegradable or biostable single and double crystalline block copolymers

RV Castillo, AJ Müller - Progress in Polymer Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Biodegradable block copolymers have been obtained as promising biomaterials because
their hydrophilicity, mechanical and physical properties can be manipulated by combining …

Stress-free two-way shape memory effect of poly (ethylene glycol)/poly (ε-caprolactone) semicrystalline networks

N Inverardi, M Toselli, G Scalet, M Messori… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG)/poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) semicrystalline
networks were prepared by photo-cross-linking of methacrylated macromonomers with …

Gold nanorod-cored biodegradable micelles as a robust and remotely controllable doxorubicin release system for potent inhibition of drug-sensitive and-resistant …

Y Zhong, C Wang, L Cheng, F Meng, Z Zhong… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorod-cored biodegradable micelles were prepared by coating gold nanorods
(AuNRs) with lipoylated poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (ε-caprolactone)(PEG-PCL-LA) block …

Effects of block copolymer properties on nanocarrier protection from in vivo clearance

SM D'Addio, W Saad, SM Ansell, JJ Squiers… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
Drug nanocarrier clearance by the immune system must be minimized to achieve targeted
delivery to pathological tissues. There is considerable interest in finding in vitro tests that can …

A comprehensive review on polymer single crystals—From fundamental concepts to applications

S Agbolaghi, S Abbaspoor, F Abbasi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer single crystals and correlated crystalline structures are reviewed by emphasizing
the last 10–20 years of research on fundamental concepts, single crystal engineering, and …

Well‐defined copolymers based on poly (vinylidene fluoride): From preparation and phase separation to application

VSD Voet, G ten Brinke, K Loos - Journal of Polymer Science …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) has reached the second largest production
volume of fluoropolymers in recent years, and its popularity can be ascribed to high thermal …

Brain delivery and cellular internalization mechanisms for transferrin conjugated biodegradable polymersomes

Z Pang, H Gao, Y Yu, J Chen, L Guo, J Ren… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Transferrin conjugated biodegradable polymersomes (Tf-PO) were exploited for efficient
brain drug delivery, and its cellular internalization mechanisms were investigated. Tf-PO was …

Crystalline and spherulitic morphology of polymers crystallized in confined systems

C Yu, Q Xie, Y Bao, G Shan, P Pan - Crystals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Due to the effects of microphase separation and physical dimensions, confinement widely
exists in the multi-component polymer systems (eg, polymer blends, copolymers) and the …