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) …

Recent advances of multi-dimensional porphyrin-based functional materials in photodynamic therapy

J Tian, B Huang, MH Nawaz, W Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising and non-invasive modality for
cancer treatments. Photosensitizers, as one of the essential elements in PDT, play a crucial …

Injectable microgels with hybrid exosomes of chondrocyte‐targeted FGF18 gene‐editing and self‐renewable lubrication for osteoarthritis therapy

M Chen, Y Lu, Y Liu, Q Liu, S Deng, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal silencing of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling significantly contributes to joint
dysplasia and osteoarthritis (OA); However, the clinical translation of FGF18‐based protein …

PDMS with designer functionalities—Properties, modifications strategies, and applications

MP Wolf, GB Salieb-Beugelaar, P Hunziker - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid progress in micro-and nanotechnologies such as lab-on-a-chip (microfluidic
networks, sensors, actuators, and connectors), soft lithography (replica moulding …

Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

JR Werber, CO Osuji, M Elimelech - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Membrane-based separations for water purification and desalination have been
increasingly applied to address the global challenges of water scarcity and the pollution of …

Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

pH-Responsive polymers

G Kocak, C Tuncer, V Bütün - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide an analysis of some of the recent literature reports on the
synthesis and applications of pH-responsive polymers. Depending on the solution pH, such …

Polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications

AM Bhayo, Y Yang, X He - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer brushes are thin polymer films in which the individual polymer chains are tethered
by one chain end to a solid interface. The bulk and solution properties of these highly …

Synthesis of novel nanomaterials and their application in efficient removal of radionuclides

X Wang, L Chen, L Wang, Q Fan, D Pan, J Li… - Science China …, 2019 - Springer
With the development of nuclear energy, large amounts of radionuclides are inevitably
released into the natural environment. It is necessary to eliminate radionuclides from …

Toward quantitative bio-sensing with nitrogen–vacancy center in diamond

T Zhang, G Pramanik, K Zhang, M Gulka, L Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …