Nanogels: An overview of properties, biomedical applications and obstacles to clinical translation

KS Soni, SS Desale, TK Bronich - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanogels have emerged as a versatile hydrophilic platform for encapsulation of guest
molecules with a capability to respond to external stimuli that can be used for a multitude of …

Synthetic polypeptides: from polymer design to supramolecular assembly and biomedical application

Z Song, Z Han, S Lv, C Chen, L Chen, L Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic polypeptides from the ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides
(NCAs) are one of the most important biomaterials. The unique features of these synthetic …

Biodegradable polymer nanogels for drug/nucleic acid delivery

Y Li, D Maciel, J Rodrigues, X Shi, H Tomás - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

Polymeric nanostructured materials for biomedical applications

Z Tang, C He, H Tian, J Ding, BS Hsiao, B Chu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Glutathione responsive polymers and their application in drug delivery systems

JF Quinn, MR Whittaker, TP Davis - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Materials which respond to biological cues are the subject of intense research interest due
to their possible application in smart drug delivery vehicles. In particular, novel polymers …

Biodegradable stimuli-responsive polypeptide materials prepared by ring opening polymerization

Y Shen, X Fu, W Fu, Z Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The stimuli-responsive polypeptides have drawn extensive attention because of their
promising applications in biotechnology considering their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Functional polypeptide and hybrid materials: Precision synthesis via α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride polymerization and emerging biomedical applications

C Deng, J Wu, R Cheng, F Meng, HA Klok… - Progress in Polymer …, 2014 - Elsevier
Polypeptides derived from naturally occurring α-amino acids have emerged as a unique and
versatile family of bio-inspired biomaterials that can be tailor-made for varying biomedical …

Rational construction of polycystine-based nanoparticles for biomedical applications

J Chen, J Yang, J Ding - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptide-based nanoparticles are one of the promising excipients of nanomedicines due
to their excellent biosafety and flexible modification. Among all the types of polypeptide …

Strategies and progresses for enhancing targeted antibiotic delivery

A Nazli, DL He, D Liao, MZI Khan, C Huang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue and a potential risk for society. Antibiotics
administered through conventional formulations are devoid of targeting effect and often …

Stimuli responsive synthetic polypeptides derived from N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) polymerisation

J Huang, A Heise - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The progress in NCA polymerisation combined with advanced orthogonal functionalization
techniques as well as the integration with other controlled polymerisation techniques …