The development of polymeric materials with switchable properties upon exposure to
external stimuli such as light, heat, force, acids/bases, and chemicals has attracted much …

Polyphosphoesters (PPEs) are a class of (bio) degradable polymers with high chemical
versatility and functionality. In particular, water-soluble PPEs with the phosphoester group in …

Redox-responsive polymeric nanomaterials (PNMs) have been attractive research targets
for drug delivery systems because disturbed levels of redox molecules are associated with …

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) play a significant role in science and technology because of
their unique size, shape, properties and broad range of potential applications. This review …

This article reports the synthesis, spontaneous self-assembly, highly efficient drug
encapsulation, and glutathione (GSH)-triggered intracellular sustained drug delivery of an …

Shape amphiphiles refer to a class of molecular conjugates composed by distinct building
blocks with incommensurate shapes and chemical interactions. Whilst extensive efforts have …

Polyphosphoesters (PPEs) represent an innovative class of biodegradable polymers, with
the phosphate ester serving as the core repeating unit of their polymeric backbone …

The combination of chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy (chemo–PDT) has been
suggested as an alternative therapy for drug-resistant cancers. In this study, biotin …

Compared with small-molecule synthetic drugs, bioactive peptides have desirable
advantages in efficiency, selectivity, safety, tolerance, and side effects, which are accepted …

Smart nanoassemblies based on well-defined block copolymers undergoing chemical
transition through stimuli-responsive degradation (SRD) have been extensively explored as …