A polymer physics perspective on driving forces and mechanisms for protein aggregation

RV Pappu, X Wang, A Vitalis, SL Crick - Archives of biochemistry and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Protein aggregation is a commonly occurring problem in biology. Cells have evolved stress–
response mechanisms to cope with problems posed by protein aggregation. Yet, these …

[PDF][PDF] Temperature-controlled assembly and release from polymer vesicles of poly (ethylene oxide)-block-poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)

S Qin, Y Geng, DE Discher, S Yang - drug delivery, 2006 - academia.edu
Vesicles, together with spherical micelles and cylindrical micelles, are the three most
common and stable morphologies of amphiphiles in water. Unlike micelles, vesicles can …

Synthesis and single-chain folding of amphiphilic random copolymers in water

T Terashima, T Sugita, K Fukae, M Sawamoto - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic random methacrylate copolymers, consisting of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) and
alkyl pendent groups, undergo reversible single-chain self-folding in water via …

Multiple Morphologies of PAA-b-PSt Assemblies throughout RAFT Dispersion Polymerization of Styrene with PAA Macro-CTA

WD He, XL Sun, WM Wan, CY Pan - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
The assembly behavior of diblock copolymers in solution can be modulated by block length,
block ratio, solvent properties, and preparation route. Different assembly morphologies such …

[图书][B] Smart polymers: applications in biotechnology and biomedicine

I Galaev, B Mattiasson - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
The first book to tackle the application of smart polymers in bioseparation and
bioprocessing, Smart Polymers: Applications in Biotechnology and Biomedicine broke new …

Design, synthesis, and aqueous aggregation behavior of nonionic single and multiple thermoresponsive polymers

K Skrabania, J Kristen, A Laschewsky, Ö Akdemir… - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
Nonionic water-soluble poly (acrylamide) s and poly (acrylate) s were synthesized by RAFT
and ATRP methods. Similar to the synthesized poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly (N …

Thermal response of low molecular weight poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide) polymers in aqueous solution

R Pamies, K Zhu, AL Kjøniksen, B Nyström - Polymer bulletin, 2009 - Springer
Temperature-induced phase transition of three low-molecular-weight samples (M w< 1.2×
10 4) of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) was studied with the aid of turbidimetry, dynamic light …

Temperature-Dependent Properties of Telechelic Hydrophobically Modified Poly(N-isopropylacrylamides) in Water:  Evidence from Light Scattering and …

P Kujawa, F Tanaka, FM Winnik - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
The self-assembling properties of hydrophobically modified (HM) telechelic poly (N-
isopropylacrylamides)(PNIPAM) were studied in aqueous solutions of concentration ranging …

Multimode self-folding polymers via reversible and thermoresponsive self-assembly of amphiphilic/fluorous random copolymers

Y Koda, T Terashima, M Sawamoto - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Multimode self-folding polymers were created via the reversible and thermoresponsive self-
assembly of amphiphilic/fluorous random copolymers bearing poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) …

Origin of cononsolvency, based on the structure of tetrahydrofuran-water mixture

J Hao, H Cheng, P Butler, L Zhang… - The Journal of chemical …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The origin of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) cononsolvency in tetrahydrofuran-water
(THF-water) mixture was studied from the point of view of mixed solvent structure. The …