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Stimuli-reponsive polymers and their bioconjugates
Eun Seok Gil,Samuel M. Hudson +1 more
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In this article, the authors focused on temperature and pH responsive polymer systems and additionally the other stimuli-based responsive polymers will be assessed, which is more helpful to design new approaches because the basic concepts and mechanisms are systematically connected.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2004-12-01. It has received 2233 citations till now.read more
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Hydrogels in Biology and Medicine: From Molecular Principles to Bionanotechnology†
TL;DR: This work highlights recent developments in engineering uncrosslinked and crosslinked hydrophilic polymers for biomedical and biological applications and shows how such systems' intelligent behavior can be used in sensors, microarrays, and imaging.
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Surface Hydration: Principles and Applications Toward Low-fouling/nonfouling Biomaterials
TL;DR: In this article, two major classes of non-fouling materials (i.e., hydrophilic and zwitterionic materials) and associated basic non fouling mechanisms and practical examples are discussed.
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Future perspectives and recent advances in stimuli-responsive materials
TL;DR: It is the goal to emphasize underutilized adaptive behaviors of stimuli-responsive polymers so that novel applications and new generations of smart materials can be realized.
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Targeted Drug Delivery with Polymers and Magnetic Nanoparticles: Covalent and Noncovalent Approaches, Release Control, and Clinical Studies.
TL;DR: This review covers the principles, advantages, and drawbacks of passive and active targeting based on various polymer and magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle carriers with drug attached by both covalent and noncovalent pathways.
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Shape-memory polymers and their composites: Stimulus methods and applications
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the application of an external stimulus (e.g., heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even a change in pH value).
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Principles of Biochemistry
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Principles of polymerization
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the properties of polymers and their applications in the literature, including the following: 1.1 Types of Polymers and Polymerization. 2.3 Linear, Branched, and Crosslinked Polymers.
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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.