Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

pH-Responsive polymers: synthesis, properties and applications

S Dai, P Ravi, KC Tam - Soft Matter, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
pH-Responsive polymers are systems whose solubility, volume, and chain conformation can
be manipulated by changes in pH, co-solvent, and electrolytes. This review summarizes …

Multicompartment block polymer micelles

AO Moughton, MA Hillmyer, TP Lodge - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
Multicompartment micelles are an intriguing class of self-assembled aggregates with
subdivided solvophobic cores. They have been subject to extensive research in part due to …

Self‐assembly of hyperbranched polymers and its biomedical applications

Y Zhou, W Huang, J Liu, X Zhu, D Yan - Advanced materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are highly branched macromolecules with a three‐
dimensional dendritic architecture. Due to their unique topological structure and interesting …

Bioapplications of hyperbranched polymers

D Wang, T Zhao, X Zhu, D Yan, W Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), an important subclass of dendritic macromolecules, are
highly branched, three-dimensional globular nanopolymeric architectures. Attractive …

Supramolecular architectures of dendritic amphiphiles in water

BNS Thota, LH Urner, R Haag - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dendritic molecules are an exciting research topic because of their highly branched
architecture, multiple functional groups on the periphery, and very pertinent features for …

Biocompatible or biodegradable hyperbranched polymers: from self-assembly to cytomimetic applications

H **, W Huang, X Zhu, Y Zhou, D Yan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) is a newly emerging research
area and has attracted increasing attention due to the great advantages in biomedical …

Supramolecular self-assembly of amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers at all scales and dimensions: progress, characteristics and perspectives

Y Zhou, D Yan - Chemical Communications, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
This feature article describes the supramolecular self-assembly of hyperbranched polymers
(HBPs), including the progress, unique characteristics and future perspectives. HBPs are …

Unimolecular micelles of amphiphilic cyclodextrin-core star-like block copolymers for anticancer drug delivery

Z Xu, S Liu, H Liu, C Yang, Y Kang… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Well-defined star-like amphiphilic polymers composed of a β-cyclodextrin core, from which
21 hydrophobic poly (lactic acid) arms and hydrophilic poly (ethylene glycol) arms are …

Redox-responsive multicompartment vesicles of ferrocene-containing triblock terpolymer exhibiting on–off switchable pores

P Shi, Y Qu, C Liu, H Khan, P Sun, W Zhang - ACS Macro Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Multicompartment vesicles of ferrocene-containing triblock terpolymer containing on–off
switchable pores in the vesicular membrane are prepared by seeded RAFT polymerization …