Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery

MA Beach, U Nayanathara, Y Gao, C Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications

N Corrigan, K Jung, G Moad, CJ Hawker… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) processes, such as atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) …

[HTML][HTML] Bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer

JB Young, RW Hughes, AM Tamura, LS Bailey… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
We present the bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) at significantly
lower temperatures than previously reported methods through the incorporation of …

Light-driven polymer recycling to monomers and small molecules

L Wimberger, G Ng, C Boyer - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Only a small proportion of global plastic waste is recycled, of which most is mechanically
recycled into lower quality materials. The alternative, chemical recycling, enables renewed …

Bulk depolymerization of methacrylate polymers via pendent group activation

RW Hughes, ME Lott, IS Zastrow… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, we present an efficient approach for the depolymerization of poly (methyl
methacrylate)(PMMA) copolymers synthesized via conventional radical polymerization. By …

Recyclable/degradable materials via the insertion of labile/cleavable bonds using a comonomer approach

C Lefay, Y Guillaneuf - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers have many advantages such as low weight, low cost, and, importantly, stability
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …

Controlled-radical polymerization of α-lipoic acid: a general route to degradable vinyl copolymers

KR Albanese, PT Morris, J Read de Alaniz… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we present the synthesis and characterization of statistical and block copolymers
containing α-lipoic acid (LA) using reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) …

Cleavable comonomers for chemically recyclable polystyrene: a general approach to vinyl polymer circularity

GR Kiel, DJ Lundberg, E Prince… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many common polymers, especially vinyl polymers, are inherently difficult to chemically
recycle and are environmentally persistent. The introduction of low levels of cleavable …

Engineering multifunctional dynamic hydrogel for biomedical and tissue regenerative applications

B Yin, M Gosecka, M Bodaghi, D Crespy… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have emerged in various biomedical applications, including tissue engineering
and medical devices, due to their ability to imitate the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) of …

Building tunable degradation into high-performance poly (acrylate) pressure-sensitive adhesives

KR Albanese, Y Okayama, PT Morris, M Gerst… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) based on poly (acrylate) chemistry are common in a
wide variety of applications, but the absence of backbone degradability causes issues with …