1.1 Background Dendrimers and dendrons are architectural motifs synthesized by either
divergent or convergent iterative methods, and therefore, they provide monodisperse …

As a novel class of dynamic and non‐covalent polymers, supramolecular polymers not only
display specific structural and physicochemical properties, but also have the ability to …

To enable early monitoring of various diseases, to develop noninvasive diagnostic tools,
and to implement targeted therapies are some of the major challenges in current medicine …

Magnetism in medicine has had a long and interesting history. In the 10th century AD,
Egyptian physician and philosopher Avicenna prescribed a grain of magnetite dissolved in …

Polysilsesquioxanes are regarded as organic–inorganic hybrid materials at a molecular
level. We can readily tune the properties of the materials for realizing the desired ones by …

Background: Synthetic nanoparticles are emerging as versatile tools in biomedical
applications, particularly in the area of biomedical imaging. Nanoparticles 1–100 nm in …

PAMAM dendrimers have been conjectured for a wide range of biomedical applications due
to their tuneable physicochemical properties. However, their application has been hindered …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), as a subclass of dendrimers, have attracted the interest of
polymer technologists and scientists around the world. These structures have special …

Abstract Pluronic (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers can form nano-sized micelles with a
structure composed of a hydrophobic PPO core and hydrophilic PEO shell layer. Pluronics …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), an important subclass of dendritic macromolecules, are
highly branched, three-dimensional globular nanopolymeric architectures. Attractive …