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) …

Structure‐based varieties of polymeric nanocarriers and influences of their physicochemical properties on drug delivery profiles

R De, MK Mahata, KT Kim - Advanced Science, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Carriers are equally important as drugs. They can substantially improve bioavailability of
cargos and safeguard healthy cells from toxic effects of certain therapeutics. Recently …

Recent advances of PLGA micro/nanoparticles for the delivery of biomacromolecular therapeutics

D Ding, Q Zhu - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Recent advancements in biopharmaceutical industry have facilitated the development of
novel bioactive macromolecular therapeutics. One of the challenges towards the clinical use …

Rational design of polymeric micelles for targeted therapeutic delivery

Y Zheng, Y Oz, Y Gu, N Ahamad, K Shariati… - Nano Today, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Polymeric micellar drug carriers have emerged as effective tools to enhance the solubility
and bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs. These micelles possess a nano size structure that …

Strong near-infrared absorbing and biocompatible CuS nanoparticles for rapid and efficient photothermal ablation of gram-positive and-negative bacteria

J Huang, J Zhou, J Zhuang, H Gao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are the most common
infectious bacteria in our daily life, and seriously affect human's health. Because of the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications

JYC Lim, Q Lin, K Xue, XJ Loh - Materials Today Advances, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Supramolecular hydrogels held together by non-covalent interactions such as electrostatics,
hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces are among the most promising soft material …

A facile-synthesized star polycation constructed as a highly efficient gene vector in pest management

J Li, J Qian, Y Xu, S Yan, J Shen… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Gene vectors have been extensively applied in various fields. However, the high economic
cost of gene vectors limits their development and application, and there is an urgent demand …

Rapid UV-curable form-stable polyethylene-glycol-based phase change material

XYD Soo, ZM Png, X Wang, MH Chua… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Thermal regulation and waste heat energy harvesting have been a concern in different
industries, including the electronics sector that sees an increasing usage with technological …

Release mechanisms and applications of drug delivery systems for extended-release

S Wang, R Liu, Y Fu, WJ Kao - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Drug delivery systems with extended-release profiles are ideal in improving
patient compliance with enhanced efficacy. To develop devices capable of a prolonged …

Electrospun PEO/PEG fibers as potential flexible phase change materials for thermal energy regulation

XYD Soo, SY Tan, AKH Cheong, J Xu, Z Liu… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is widely used as phase change materials (PCM) due to their
versatile working temperature and high latent heat. However, the low molecular weight of …