Journal Article

Special Issue: “Smart and Functional Polymers”

Ding, Jianxun, Li, Yang, Li, Mingqiang, Feng, Xiangru

2019

Overview

[...]their ability to form microscopic and macroscopic assemblies in response to external targets or signals gives them unique physiochemical properties (e.g., a large surface-to-volume ratio, variable composition and size, dynamic association, and reversible phase separation) and tailored functionalities (e.g., enhanced sensitivity and specificity, extraordinary target binding affinity, and tunable surface chemistry), which are absent in small molecules [9,10]. Chen et al. synthesized an amphiphilic polyurea consisting of cyclohexyl-tert-butyl polyurea and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) for the encapsulation of chemotherapeutic drug paclitaxel (PTX) [11]. Han and co-workers synthesized a series of methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)−poly(L-alanine) thermosensitive hydrogels with different degrees of polymerization (DPs) [21].

• Publisher: MDPI AG,MDPI
• Subject: Antidiabetics / Biological Products - chemical synthesis / Biological Products - chemistry / Biological Products - pharmacology / Biosensing Techniques - methods / Conflicts of interest / Drug delivery systems / Drug Delivery Systems - methods / Food Technology - methods / functional polymers for diagnosis, imaging, drug delivery, and tissue engineering / functional polymers used in food science / Humans / Hydrogels / Information Storage and Retrieval - methods / Nanocomposites / Nanoparticles / polymer-based medical devices / polymer-based supramolecular chemistry / Polymerization / polymerization or post-polymerization modification methods / Polymers / Polymers - chemical synthesis / Polymers - chemistry / Polymers - pharmacokinetics / polymers for fabrication / polymers for industrial catalysis / polymers for information storage, electronics, and energy conversion / polymers for sensing, separation, and purification / polymers for water or effluent treatment / polymers with biological activity (e.g., antitumor, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial activity) / renewable polymer materials used for agriculture / self-healing polymers / shape memory polymers / stimuli-responsive polymers / Tissue Engineering - methods / Water Purification - methods