Recent advances in degradable biomedical polymers for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases

S Zhang, H Fang, H Tian - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biomedical polymers play a key role in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases,
showcasing a wide range of applications. Their unique advantages, such as rich source …

4D Photopolymers Derived From Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Cyclic Anhydrides and Limonene Oxide

S Brooks, D Merckle, AC Weems - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Natural product-derived materials are a growing source of interest for bioderived polymers
or materials with improved sustainability profiles, but only recently have such materials truly …

Onium Photocages for Visible-Light-Activated Poly (Thiourethane) Synthesis and 3D Printing

MT Kiker, A Uddin, LM Stevens, CJ O'Dea… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The lack of chemical diversity in light-driven reactions for 3D printing poses challenges in
the production of structures with long-term ambient stability, recyclability, and breadth in …

Organocatalysis in ring opening copolymerization as a means of tailoring molecular weight dispersity and the subsequent impact on physical properties in 4D …

D Merckle, AC Weems - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Vat photopolymerization 3D printing has traditionally relied on free radical crosslinking
between alkenes to produce non-degradable parts, which may have limited use in the …

Fluorescence-readout as a powerful macromolecular characterisation tool

X Wu, C Barner-Kowollik - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The last few decades have witnessed significant progress in synthetic macromolecular
chemistry, which can provide access to diverse macromolecules with varying structural …

Thiol‐ene‐Based 3D Printing of Bioresorbable Fumarate‐Based ABA Triblock Copolyester Elastomers

TR Yeazel‐Klein, AG Davis… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing continues to evolve as a powerful tool for the fabrication of tissue‐
engineered scaffolds and medical devices. With this evolution, a library of materials with a …

Digital Light Processing to Afford High Resolution and Degradable CO2‐Derived Copolymer Elastomers

KC Poon, M Segal, AJ Bahnick… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vat photopolymerization 3D printing has proven very successful for the rapid additive
manufacturing (AM) of polymeric parts at high resolution. However, the range of materials …

ABA Block Copolyester Thiol–Ene Resin From Triethylborane-Assisted Ring-Opening Copolymerization

W Ma, PG Miller, Y Wang - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Leveraging metal-free ring-opening copolymerization catalyzed by a triethylborane and
phosphazene base, we have developed a cytocompatible, thiol–ene-based block …

Controlled Transdermal Delivery of Dexamethasone for Pain Management via Photochemically 3D‐Printed Bioresorbable Microneedle Arrays

AJ Bahnick, CS Dziewior, Y Li, A Chou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedle array patches (MAPs) are extensively studied for transdermal drug delivery.
Additive manufacturing enables precise control over MAP customization and rapid …

Norbornene Dicarboximide: A Green Alternative for Thiol-Norbornene Photopolymers

W Ma, N Wright, Y Wang - ACS Macro Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbic anhydride is an underappreciated starting material for 3D-printable, non-hydrogel
photopolymers. Compared with other norbornene precursors, carbic anhydride is cheaper …