Poly (ethylene glycol) alternatives in biomedical applications

X Yao, C Qi, C Sun, F Huo, X Jiang - Nano Today, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) as gold standard has been extensively conjugated to
diagnostic and therapeutic agents or decorated on the surface of nanoplatforms, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Structures, properties, and applications of zwitterionic polymers

K Qu, Z Yuan, Y Wang, Z Song, X Gong, Y Zhao, Q Mu… - ChemPhysMater, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Zwitterionic polymers have attracted research attention in recent years owing to their unique
molecular structures. In the same repeat unit, positive and negative charges are …

Biomimetics in drug delivery systems: A critical review

M Sheikhpour, L Barani, A Kasaeian - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Today, the advanced drug delivery systems have been focused on targeted drug delivery
fields. The novel drug delivery is involved with the improvement of the capacity of drug …

Redox and pH dual-responsive polymeric micelles with aggregation-induced emission feature for cellular imaging and chemotherapy

W Zhuang, Y Xu, G Li, J Hu, B Ma, T Yu… - … applied materials & …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Intelligent polymeric micelles for antitumor drug delivery and tumor bioimaging have drawn
a broad attention because of their reduced systemic toxicity, enhanced efficacy of drugs, and …

pH-sensitive doxorubicin-conjugated prodrug micelles with charge-conversion for cancer therapy

B Ma, W Zhuang, Y Wang, R Luo, Y Wang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Intelligent drug delivery systems with prolonged circulation time, reduced drug leakage in
blood, target site-triggered drug release and endosomal escape are attractive and ideal for …

[HTML][HTML] Polypeptide-based systems: From synthesis to application in drug delivery

M Stepanova, A Nikiforov, T Tennikova… - Pharmaceutics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Synthetic polypeptides are biocompatible and biodegradable macromolecules whose
composition and architecture can vary over a wide range. Their unique ability to form …

Biodegradable zwitterionic sulfobetaine polymer and its conjugate with paclitaxel for sustained drug delivery

H Sun, MYZ Chang, WI Cheng, Q Wang, A Commisso… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017‏ - Elsevier
A fully biodegradable zwitterionic polymer and the corresponding conjugate with paclitaxel
(PTX) were synthesized as promising biomaterials. Allyl-functionalized polylactide (PLA) …

Redox-responsive biomimetic polymeric micelle for simultaneous anticancer drug delivery and aggregation-induced emission active imaging

J Hu, W Zhuang, B Ma, X Su, T Yu, G Li… - Bioconjugate …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Intelligent polymeric micelles have been developed as potential nanoplatforms for efficient
drug delivery and diagnosis. Herein, we successfully prepared redox-sensitive polymeric …

Biomimetic nanostructures/cues as drug delivery systems: a review

T Rasheed, F Nabeel, A Raza, M Bilal… - Materials Today …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
With key scientific advances, researchers are now able to understand biological structures
shapes, processes, and mechanisms. The exploitation of these biological fundamentals is a …

Preparation of versatile yolk-shell nanoparticles with a precious metal yolk and a microporous polymer shell for high-performance catalysts and antibacterial agents

Y Du, Z Huang, S Wu, K **ong, X Zhang, B Zheng… - Polymer, 2018‏ - Elsevier
A new class of yolk-shell structured precious metal@ microporous polymer nanoparticles
has been successfully developed. The polymer shells obtained by hypercrosslinking present …