The Hofmeister series: Specific ion effects in aqueous polymer solutions

SZ Moghaddam, E Thormann - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Specific ion effects in aqueous polymer solutions have been under active investigation over
the past few decades. The current state-of-the-art research is primarily focused on the …

Structural determinants of stimuli-responsiveness in amphiphilic macromolecular nano-assemblies

H Liu, HH Lu, Y Alp, R Wu, S Thayumanavan - Progress in Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive nano-assemblies from amphiphilic macromolecules could undergo
controlled structural transformations and generate diverse macroscopic phenomenon under …

Self-assembly of random copolymers

L Li, K Raghupathi, C Song, P Prasad… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of random copolymers has attracted considerable attention recently. In this
feature article, we highlight the use of random copolymers to prepare nanostructures with …

Hofmeister effects shine in nanoscience

W Wei - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hofmeister effects play a crucial role in nanoscience by affecting the physicochemical and
biochemical processes. Thus far, numerous wonderful applications from various aspects of …

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET): a powerful tool for probing amphiphilic polymer aggregates and supramolecular polymers

P Rajdev, S Ghosh - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2018 - ACS Publications
This Review Article highlights the utility of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer
(FRET) to probe the dynamics and related issues in amphiphilic polymeric aggregates and …

Molecular bases for temperature sensitivity in supramolecular assemblies and their applications as thermoresponsive soft materials

H Liu, T Prachyathipsakul, TM Koyasseril-Yehiya… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoresponsive supramolecular assemblies have been extensively explored in diverse
formats, from injectable hydrogels to nanoscale carriers, for a variety of applications …

Disulfide-containing monomers in chain-growth polymerization

M Pięta, VB Purohit, J Pietrasik, CM Plummer - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the significance of disulfide bonds within modern material and medicinal sciences,
much attention has been paid to the synthesis of disulfide-containing polymers. Within this …

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements in polymer science: A review

S Valdez, M Robertson, Z Qiang - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a non‐invasive characterization method
for studying molecular structures and dynamics, providing high spatial resolution at …

Conferring liver selectivity to a thyromimetic using a novel nanoparticle increases therapeutic efficacy in a diet-induced obesity animal model

R Wu, T Prachyathipsakul, J Zhuang, H Liu, Y Han… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Optimization of metabolic regulation is a promising solution for many pathologies, including
obesity, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and inflammatory liver disease. Synthetic thyroid …

Remarkable effects of anions on the chirality of thermoresponsive helical dendronized poly (phenylacetylene) s

Y Cao, L Ren, Y Zhang, X Lu, X Zhang, J Yan… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tunable chirality of helical polymers through external achiral stimuli is highly valuable for
fabrication of intelligent chiral materials. Recently, we reported that through dendronization …