Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

Complex polymer architectures through free-radical polymerization of multivinyl monomers

Y Gao, D Zhou, J Lyu, Q Xu, B Newland… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The construction of complex polymer architectures with well-defined topology, composition
and functionality has been extensively explored as the molecular basis for the development …

A hybrid injectable hydrogel from hyperbranched PEG macromer as a stem cell delivery and retention platform for diabetic wound healing

Q Xu, A Sigen, Y Gao, L Guo, J Creagh-Flynn, D Zhou… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The injectable hydrogel with desirable biocompatibility and tunable properties can improve
the efficacy of stem cell-based therapy. However, the development of injectable hydrogel …

Catechol functionalized hyperbranched polymers as biomedical materials

H Zhang, T Zhao, B Newland, W Liu, W Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The catechol plays a variety of important roles in biological processes, prompting
researchers to include them in the design of biomimetic biomedical materials. The low …

In silico tracking of topological variations in hyperbranched polymers synthesis

J Jin, YN Yang, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, a modeling study of the average and distributed properties of hyperbranched
polymers has been performed. A kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm was developed to trace the …

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals

AW Jackson - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
While synthetic polymers have found widespread application in personal and consumer
care, and agrochemical and biomedical applications, there remains a constant drive to …

Interfacial assembly of dendritic microcapsules with host–guest chemistry

Y Zheng, Z Yu, RM Parker, Y Wu, C Abell… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The self-assembly of nanoscale materials to form hierarchically ordered structures promises
new opportunities in drug delivery, as well as magnetic materials and devices. Herein, we …

Significance of branching for transfection: synthesis of highly branched degradable functional poly (dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) by vinyl oligomer combination

T Zhao, H Zhang, B Newland, A Aied… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A series of degradable branched PDMAEMA copolymers were investigated with the linear
PDMAEMA counterpart as gene‐delivery vectors. The branched PDMAEMA copolymers …

Fabrication of double-stranded vinyl polymers mediated by coordination nanochannels

M Abe, Y Kametani, T Uemura - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although double-stranded structures are commonly found in biopolymers, a general and
versatile methodology for fabricating double-stranded synthetic polymers has not yet been …

A biomimetic hyperbranched poly (amino ester)-based nanocomposite as a tunable bone adhesive for sternal closure

H Zhang, L Bré, T Zhao, B Newland… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel mussel-inspired adhesive can bond well to the surface of wet bone and be
programmed to set in a suitable manner for sternal closure applications. With good wet …