RAFT polymerization and some of its applications

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) is one of the most robust and
versatile methods for controlling radical polymerization. With appropriate selection of the …

Polymer gene delivery: overcoming the obstacles

A Aied, U Greiser, A Pandit, W Wang - Drug discovery today, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Minor modifications to polymer structure determine transfection
properties.•Efficient gene delivery requires timely release of DNA.•Serum stability is …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of polymers derived by reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT)

BD Fairbanks, PA Gunatillake, L Meagher - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
RAFT-mediated polymerization, providing control over polymer length and architecture as
well as facilitating post polymerization modification of end groups, has been applied to …

Surface functionalization of biomaterials by radical polymerization

T Zhou, Y Zhu, X Li, X Liu, KWK Yeung, S Wu… - Progress in Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
One effective strategy in the field of biomaterials is to develop biomimetic interfaces to
modulate the cell behavior and promote tissue regeneration and surface modification is the …

Biodegradable and amphiphilic block copolymer–doxorubicin conjugate as polymeric nanoscale drug delivery vehicle for breast cancer therapy

Y Yang, D Pan, K Luo, L Li, Z Gu - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanoparticles have shown great promise as attractive vehicles for drug delivery.
In this study, we designed, prepared and characterized biodegradable amphiphilic triblock …

Thermo-Induced Self-Assembly of Responsive Poly(DMAEMA-b-DEGMA) Block Copolymers into Multi- and Unilamellar Vesicles

C Pietsch, U Mansfeld, C Guerrero-Sanchez… - …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A series of thermoresponsive diblock copolymers of poly [2-(dimethylamino) ethyl
methacrylate-block-di (ethyleneglycol) methyl ether methacrylate], poly (DMAEMA-b …

Understanding How Cationic Polymers' Properties Inform Toxic or Immunogenic Responses via Parametric Analysis

AM Weiss, MA Lopez, BW Rawe, S Manna… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cationic polymers are widely used materials in diverse biotechnologies. Subtle variations in
these polymers' properties can change them from exceptional delivery agents to toxic …

The effect of side-chain functionality and hydrophobicity on the gene delivery capabilities of cationic helical polypeptides

R Zhang, N Zheng, Z Song, L Yin, J Cheng - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
The rational design of effective and safe non-viral gene vectors is largely dependent on the
understanding of the structure–property relationship. We herein report the design of a new …

Reconfiguring the architectures of cationic helical polypeptides to control non-viral gene delivery

L Yin, Z Song, KH Kim, N Zheng, H Tang, H Lu… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Poly (γ-4-((2-(piperidin-1-yl) ethyl) aminomethyl) benzyl-l-glutamate)(PPABLG), a cationic
helical polypeptide, has been recently developed by us as an effective non-viral gene …

An organotypic model of high-grade serous ovarian cancer to test the anti-metastatic potential of ROR2 targeted Polyion complex nanoparticles

N Joshi, D Liu, KA Dickson, DJ Marsh… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy.
Most patients are diagnosed at late stages when the tumour has metastasised throughout …