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 …

During the past decades, chemotherapy has been regarded as the most effective method for
tumor therapy, but still faces significant challenges, such as poor tumor selectivity and …

Nanotechnology has shown tremendous promise in target-specific delivery of drugs and
genes in the body. Although passive and active targeted-drug delivery has addressed a …

Diblock copolymers of poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and monomethoxy poly (ethylene
glycol)(MPEG) with various compositions were synthesized. The amphiphilic block …

In recent years, the synthesis and analysis of novel copolymer-based nanomaterials in
solution have been extensively pursued. The interest in such structures lies in the fact that …

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization has, since
its discovery by CSIRO, evolved into an extremely powerful synthetic tool for polymer …

Water-soluble block copolymers were prepared from the nonionic monomer N-
isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and the zwitterionic monomer 3-[N-(3-methacrylamidopropyl)-N …

In the past decade, responsive polymers exhibiting reversible or irreversible changes in
physical properties and/or chemical structures in response to external stimuli have been …

Recently, we have demonstrated that certain hydrophilic AB diblock copolymers can self-
assemble in aqueous media to form both conventional micelles (with the A block forming the …

Localized delivery of bioactive compounds from surfaces of biomedical devices affords
significant therapeutic benefits, and often relies on the capability of surface coatings to …