Field responsive materials: photo-, electro-, magnetic-and ultrasound-sensitive polymers

T Manouras, M Vamvakaki - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli responsive materials have attracted a great deal of attention during the last few
decades and are expected to lead to great advances in the areas of nano-and bio …

Exosome as a novel shuttle for delivery of therapeutics across biological barriers

CK Das, BC Jena, I Banerjee, S Das… - Molecular …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The effective delivery of target-specific siRNA to the brain by exploiting the exosomes
derived from dendritic cells renders the paradigm shift for the prospective use of nanosized …

Future perspectives and recent advances in stimuli-responsive materials

D Roy, JN Cambre, BS Sumerlin - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Interest in stimuli-responsive polymers has persisted over many decades, and a great deal
of work has been dedicated to developing environmentally sensitive macromolecules that …

Polymeric micelles in anticancer therapy: targeting, imaging and triggered release

C Oerlemans, W Bult, M Bos, G Storm… - Pharmaceutical …, 2010 - Springer
Micelles are colloidal particles with a size around 5–100 nm which are currently under
investigation as carriers for hydrophobic drugs in anticancer therapy. Currently, five micellar …

New directions in thermoresponsive polymers

D Roy, WLA Brooks, BS Sumerlin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Interest in thermoresponsive polymers has steadily grown over many decades, and a great
deal of work has been dedicated to developing temperature sensitive macromolecules that …

Stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications in nanomedicine

E Cabane, X Zhang, K Langowska, CG Palivan… - …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
This review focuses on smart nano-materials built of stimuli-responsive (SR) polymers and
will discuss their numerous applications in the biomedical field. The authors will first provide …

Pluronic block copolymers: evolution of drug delivery concept from inert nanocarriers to biological response modifiers

EV Batrakova, AV Kabanov - Journal of controlled release, 2008 - Elsevier
Polymer nanomaterials have sparked a considerable interest as vehicles used for diagnostic
and therapeutic agents; research in nanomedicine has not only become a frontier movement …

Block copolymer micelles: preparation, characterization and application in drug delivery

G Gaucher, MH Dufresne, VP Sant, N Kang… - Journal of controlled …, 2005 - Elsevier
Block copolymer micelles are generally formed by the self-assembly of either amphiphilic or
oppositely charged copolymers in aqueous medium. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging and cancer: a review

L Fass - Molecular oncology, 2008 - Elsevier
Multiple biomedical imaging techniques are used in all phases of cancer management.
Imaging forms an essential part of cancer clinical protocols and is able to furnish …

Healing sound: the use of ultrasound in drug delivery and other therapeutic applications

S Mitragotri - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2005 - nature.com
Ultrasound, which is routinely used for diagnostic imaging applications, is now being
adopted in various drug delivery and other therapeutic applications. Ultrasound has been …