Polymeric surfactants: synthesis, properties, and links to applications

P Raffa, DAZ Wever, F Picchioni… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is well-known that surfactants are molecules able to modify the surface properties of the
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …

Polysaccharide based nanogels in the drug delivery system: Application as the carrier of pharmaceutical agents

TA Debele, SL Mekuria, HC Tsai - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2016 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles have fascinated attention as a vesicle of different
pharmaceutical agents due to their unique multi-functional groups in addition to their …

Recent advances in stereocomplexation of enantiomeric PLA-based copolymers and applications

Z Li, BH Tan, T Lin, C He - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or poly (lactide)(PLA) is a biodegradable and biocompatible thermoplastic
polymer, being derived from renewable resources such as corn and sugar cane. The …

Recent progress in using stereocomplexation for enhancement of thermal and mechanical property of polylactide

BH Tan, JK Muiruri, Z Li, C He - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Polylactide (PLA) has been receiving significant attention in biopolymer research due to its
excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility and sustainability. The mass production of PLA …

Functional polymers based on dextran

T Heinze, T Liebert, B Heublein, S Hornig - Polysaccharides Ii, 2006 - Springer
Dextran, comprising a family of neutral polysaccharides consisting of an α-(1→ 6) linked d-
glucose main chain with varying proportions of linkages and branches, depending on the …

Polysaccharide‐containing block copolymers: synthesis, properties and applications of an emerging family of glycoconjugates

C Schatz, S Lecommandoux - Macromolecular rapid …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
While polysaccharide graft copolymers and glycopolymers have been widely studied and
used in various applications, linear block copolymer structures combining a polysaccharide …

Synthesis and characterization of poly (lactic acid) based graft copolymers

T Maharana, S Pattanaik, A Routaray, N Nath… - Reactive and Functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review summarizes recent developments in the preparation and characterization of
grafting of poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA). PLA is the most expansively researched …

Amphiphilic cholesteryl grafted sodium alginate derivative: Synthesis and self-assembly in aqueous solution

L Yang, B Zhang, L Wen, Q Liang, LM Zhang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2007 - Elsevier
A novel water soluble amphiphilic sodium alginate derivative grafted with 3 cholesteryl
groups per 100 hexuronic acid residues (CSAD-3) has been first synthesized with N, N …

Amphiphilic polysaccharides as building blocks for self-assembled nanosystems: molecular design and application in cancer and inflammatory diseases

X Yang, X Shi, R D'arcy, N Tirelli, G Zhai - Journal of Controlled Release, 2018 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides (PSs) have been extensively studied in healthcare applications; here, we
focus our attention on their use as components of nanomaterials in the management of …

Recent advances in enhancing stereocomplexation between poly (lactide) enantiomeric chains

M Guo, W Wu, W Wu, R Wang, L Huang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past three decades, its excellent biodegradability and biocompatibility have
enabled poly (lactide)(PLA) to be extensively explored as a replacement for oil-based …