Pharmapolymers in the 21st century: Synthetic polymers in drug delivery applications

C Englert, JC Brendel, TC Majdanski, T Yildirim… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The administration of drugs, as a main challenge of pharmaceutical and medicinal
applications, has certainly benefited from the application of synthetic polymers. However …

Update and challenges in organo-mediated polymerization reactions

WN Ottou, H Sardon, D Mecerreyes, J Vignolle… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organocatalysis has become a very powerful tool for precision macromolecular chemistry,
as judged by the number of articles published in this field in the past decade. A variety of …

Protein–polymer conjugation—moving beyond PEGylation

Y Qi, A Chilkoti - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Limitations of conjugating poly (ethylene glycol) to proteins and peptides have
become increasingly apparent.•Various polymers have shown promise as PEG …

Sequence Selective Polymerization Catalysis: A New Route to ABA Block Copoly(ester-b-carbonate-b-ester)

S Paul, C Romain, J Shaw, CK Williams - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
The preparation of ABA type block copoly (ester-b-carbonate-b-ester) from a mixture of ε-
caprolactone, cyclohexene oxide, and carbon dioxide monomers and using a single catalyst …

Antifouling polymers for nanomedicine and surfaces: recent advances

YJ Eng, TM Nguyen, HK Luo, JMW Chan - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antifouling polymers are materials that can resist nonspecific interactions with cells, proteins,
and other biomolecules. Typically, they are hydrophilic polymers with polar or charged …

Construction of Versatile and Functional Nanostructures Derived from CO2‐based Polycarbonates

Y Wang, J Fan, DJ Darensbourg - Angewandte Chemie, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of amphiphilic polycarbonates through epoxides/CO2 coupling is a
challenging aim to provide more diverse CO2‐based functional materials. In this report, we …

Side Chain Degradable Cationic–Amphiphilic Polymers with Tunable Hydrophobicity Show in Vivo Activity

DSSM Uppu, S Samaddar, J Hoque, MM Konai… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cationic–amphiphilic antibacterial polymers with optimal amphiphilicity generally target the
bacterial membranes instead of mammalian membranes. To date, this balance has been …

Robust construction of supersmall zwitterionic micelles based on hyperbranched polycarbonates mediates high tumor accumulation

C Zhao, S Wen, J Pan, K Wang, Y Ji… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the numerous advantages of nanomedicines, their therapeutic efficacy is hampered
by biological barriers, including fast in vivo clearance, poor tumor accumulation, inefficient …

Hydrophilic polycarbonates: promising degradable alternatives to poly (ethylene glycol)-based stealth materials

AC Engler, X Ke, S Gao, JMW Chan, DJ Coady… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) represents the gold standard for stealth polymers in polymer-
based therapeutic delivery. Unfortunately, PEG has some limitations which warrant the …

Electrospun nanofibrous wound dressings with enhanced efficiency through carbon quantum dots and citrate incorporation

A Partovi, M Khedrinia, S Arjmand… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Nanofibers show promise for wound healing by facilitating active agent delivery, moisture
retention, and tissue regeneration. However, selecting suitable dressings for diverse wound …