Nanoarchitectonics beyond perfect order–not quite perfect but quite useful

L Cao, Y Huang, B Parakhonskiy, AG Skirtach - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoarchitectonics, like architectonics, allows the design and building of structures, but at
the nanoscale. Unlike those in architectonics, and even macro-, micro-, and atomic-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Natural biopolymers as smart coating materials of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery

B Dumontel, V Conejo-Rodríguez, M Vallet-Regí… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with
different types of responsive pore gatekeepers have shown great potential for the …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Synthesis and multifaceted functionalization for controlled drug delivery

J Gupta, M Quadros, M Momin - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inorganic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) are porous materials extensively studied
for drug delivery due to their properties such as facile and diverse synthesis methods …

Recent progress in the application of pH-responsive polymers in separation science

H Musarurwa, NT Tavengwa - Microchemical Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review aims to highlight the applications of pH-responsive polymers and their
composites in separation science. Their physicochemical properties change in a controlled …

Role of polymer concentration and crosslinking density on release rates of small molecule drugs

F Briggs, D Browne, P Asuri - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the past few years, researchers have demonstrated the use of hydrogels to design drug
delivery platforms that offer a variety of benefits, including but not limited to longer circulation …

Mesoporous materials make hydrogels more powerful in biomedicine

H Chen, X Qiu, T Xia, Q Li, Z Wen, B Huang, Y Li - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Scientists have been attempting to improve the properties of mesoporous materials and
expand their application since the 1990s, and the combination with hydrogels …

Alginate‐based bio‐nanohybrids with unique properties for biomedical applications

S Qamar, S Karim, S Aslam, M Jahangeer… - Starch …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Alginate is among the widely applied polysaccharide‐based biomaterial owing to its natural
occurrence, chemical versatility, non‐toxicity, environmental friendliness, unique …

Thermo-responsive injectable hydrogels formed by self-assembly of alginate-based heterograft copolymers

K Safakas, SF Saravanou, Z Iatridi, C Tsitsilianis - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharide-based graft copolymers bearing thermo-responsive grafting chains,
exhibiting LCST, have been designed to afford thermo-responsive injectable hydrogels. The …

Preparation, thermal response mechanisms and biomedical applications of thermosensitive hydrogels for drug delivery

J Luo, X Zhao, B Guo, Y Han - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Drug treatment is one of the main ways of coping with disease today. For the
disadvantages of drug management, thermosensitive hydrogel is used as a …

Harnessing the Interplay of Triple Cross-Linked Hydrogels toward Multiresponsive Alginate-Based Injectable Gels for 3D Printing Bioapplications

SF Saravanou, C Tsitsilianis, G Pasparakis - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report on a single chain polymer gelator comprising an alginate backbone double
grafted with thermoresponsive P (NIPAM86-co-NtBAM14)-NH2 polymer grafts and 3 …