Beyond poly (ethylene glycol): linear polyglycerol as a multifunctional polyether for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

A Thomas, SS Müller, H Frey - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Polyglycerols (sometimes also called “polyglycidols”) represent a class of highly
biocompatible and multihydroxy-functional polymers that may be considered as a …

Multifunctional Poly (ethylene glycol) s

B Obermeier, F Wurm, C Mangold… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In the rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field of polymer therapeutics, tailored polymer
structures represent the key constituent to explore and harvest the potential of bioactive …

Synthesis of linear high molar mass glycidol-based polymers by monomer-activated anionic polymerization

M Gervais, AL Brocas, G Cendejas, A Deffieux… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Linear polyglycidols of high molar masses were prepared by the monomer-activated anionic
polymerization of the corresponding protected monomers, ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether and tert …

Double-hydrophilic linear-hyperbranched block copolymers based on poly (ethylene oxide) and poly (glycerol)

F Wurm, J Nieberle, H Frey - Macromolecules, 2008 - ACS Publications
A convenient 4-step (2-pot) approach for the synthesis of biocompatible, double hydrophilic
linear-hyperbranched block copolymers based on poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) and poly …

Functional PEG-based polymers with reactive groups via anionic ROP of tailor-made epoxides

C Mangold, F Wurm, H Frey - Polymer Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review article functional epoxide monomers that are suitable for controlled ring-
opening polymerization (ROP) are discussed. Functional epoxides possess reactive groups …

Synthesis of Symmetrical Triblock Copolymers of Styrene and N‐isopropylacrylamide Using Bifunctional Bis(trithiocarbonate)s as RAFT Agents

AM Bivigou‐Koumba, J Kristen… - Macromolecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Six new bifunctional bis (trithiocarbonate) s were explored as RAFT agents for synthesizing
amphiphilic triblock copolymers ABA and BAB, with hydrophilic “A” blocks made from N …

Novel developments in the multidimensional characterization of segmented copolymers

MI Malik, H Pasch - Progress in polymer science, 2014 - Elsevier
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) provides the polymer chemist with the ability to
produce tailor-made polymers with controlled molar masses, molar mass distributions …

Hyperbranched polyglycerol-based lipids via oxyanionic polymerization: toward multifunctional stealth liposomes

AM Hofmann, F Wurm, E Hühn, T Nawroth… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We describe the synthesis of linear-hyperbranched lipids for liposome preparation based on
linear poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) and hyperbranched polyglycerol (PG). Molecular weights …

[PDF][PDF] Synthesis and characterization of poly (glyceryl glycerol) block copolymers

F Wurm, J Nieberle, H Frey - Macromolecules, 2008 - researchgate.net
Introduction. Polyglycerol (PG) is an aliphatic polyether exhibiting good chemical stability
and inertness under biological conditions. Its biocompatibility is similar to that of poly …

Aggregation behavior of self-assembling polylactide/poly (ethylene glycol) micelles for sustained drug delivery

L Yang, X Qi, P Liu, A El Ghzaoui, S Li - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
A series of diblock copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of l-or d-
lactide in the presence of monomethoxy poly (ethylene glycol)(mPEG) with molar masses of …