Gold complexes in anticancer therapy: from new design principles to particle‐based delivery systems

G Moreno‐Alcántar, P Picchetti… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of the medicinal properties of gold complexes has fuelled the design and
synthesis of new anticancer metallodrugs, which have received special attention due to their …

A comparison of RAFT and ATRP methods for controlled radical polymerization

NP Truong, GR Jones, KGE Bradford… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP) are the two most common controlled radical polymerization …

Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Nanogels: Synthesis, properties, and recent biomedical applications

QY Duan, YX Zhu, HR Jia, SH Wang, FG Wu - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanogels, also termed hydrogel nanoparticles, have the properties and functions of both
nanomaterials and hydrogels. Till date, a considerable number of nanogels have been …

Driving polymer brushes from synthesis to functioning

R Wang, Q Wei, W Sheng, B Yu, F Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

RAFT‐mediated polymerization‐induced self‐assembly

F d'Agosto, J Rieger, M Lansalot - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
After a brief history that positions polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) in the field of
polymer chemistry, this Review will cover the fundamentals of the PISA mechanism …

50th Anniversary Perspective: RAFT PolymerizationA User Guide

S Perrier - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective summarizes the features and limitations of reversible addition–
fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, highlighting its strengths and …

Mussel-inspired chemistry: A promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications

F Liu, X Liu, F Chen, Q Fu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are a kind of natural biopolymers and have been widely applied in various
fields, especially biomedical applications, due to their fascinating properties, such as …

Radicals: reactive intermediates with translational potential

M Yan, JC Lo, JT Edwards… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This Perspective illustrates the defining characteristics of free radical chemistry, beginning
with its rich and storied history. Studies from our laboratory are discussed along with recent …