Biological utility of fluorinated compounds: from materials design to molecular imaging, therapeutics and environmental remediation

C Zhang, K Yan, C Fu, H Peng, CJ Hawker… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The applications of fluorinated molecules in bioengineering and nanotechnology are
expanding rapidly with the controlled introduction of fluorine being broadly studied due to …

Photocontrolled RAFT polymerization: past, present, and future

Y Lee, C Boyer, MS Kwon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide a brief history, progress, and applications, and discuss the
remaining challenges of photocontrolled reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

J Lv, Y Cheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluoropolymers have unique physicochemical properties such as hydrophobicity and
lipophobicity, good chemical stability and bio-inertness, low surface energy and phase …

Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes

X Wang, C Zhang, M Sawczyk, J Sun, Q Yuan… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Rechargeable batteries paired with sodium metal anodes are considered to be one of the
most promising high-energy and low-cost energy-storage systems. However, the use of …

Fluorination promotes the cytosolic delivery of genes, proteins, and peptides

J Lv, H Wang, G Rong, Y Cheng - Accounts of chemical research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The cytosolic delivery of biomolecules such as genes, proteins, and peptides is
of great importance for biotherapy but usually limited by multiple barriers during the process …

Fluoropolymer nanoparticles synthesized via reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations and their applications

Z Zhang, K Chen, B Ameduri, M Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles (FPNPs) combine unique properties of fluorocarbon
and polymeric nanoparticles, which has stimulated massive interest for decades. However …

Fluoropolymer-MOF Hybrids with Switchable Hydrophilicity for 19F MRI-Monitored Cancer Therapy

Q Wang, Y Yu, Y Chang, X Xu, M Wu, GR Ediriweera… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer theranostics that combines cancer diagnosis and therapy is a promising approach
for personalized cancer treatment. However, current theranostic strategies suffer from low …

Precise Synthesis of Optically Active and Thermo‐degradable Poly (trifluoromethyl methylene) with Circularly Polarized Luminescence

XH Xu, SM Kang, RT Gao, Z Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** high performance and environment‐friendly fluoropolymers is greatly desired. In
this work, we found that 2‐diazo‐1, 1, 1‐trifluoroethane can be polymerized by air‐stable …

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per-and polyfluorinated compounds

Z Yang, Y Zhu, X Tan, SJJ Gunjal, P Dewapriya… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have gained widespread attention due to their
adverse effects on health and environment. Develo** efficient technology to capture PFAS …

A biomolecular toolbox for precision nanomotors

J Yong, AS Mellick, J Whitelock, J Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanomotors for cancer diagnosis and therapy is a new and exciting area
of research, which when combined with precision nanomedicine, promises to solve many of …