Dual Polymerizations: Untapped Potential for Biomaterials

Star polymer-based unimolecular micelles and their application in bio-imaging and diagnosis

(2018) Xin Jin et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Externally controlled atom transfer radical polymerization

(2018) Xiangcheng Pan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

One-pot synthesis of block copolymers by ring-opening polymerization and ultraviolet light-induced ATRP at ambient temperature

(2018) Lin Lei et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synergy between Electrochemical ATRP and RAFT for Polymerization at Low Copper Loading

(2018) Yi Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Transformable Materials: Structurally Tailored and Engineered Macromolecular (STEM) Gels by Controlled Radical Polymerization

(2018) Julia Cuthbert et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Block Copolymers of Macrolactones/Small Lactones by a “Catalyst-Switch” Organocatalytic Strategy. Thermal Properties and Phase Behavior

(2018) Viko Ladelta et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Formation of Diverse Ordered Structures in ABC Triblock Terpolymer Templated Macroporous Silicas

(2018) Xin Cao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Telechelic Poly(p-benzamide)s

(2018) Mahshid Alizadeh et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photo/pH-controlled host–guest interaction between an azobenzene-containing block copolymer and water-soluble pillar[6]arene as a strategy to construct the “compound vesicles” for controlled drug delivery

(2018) Junyi Zhou et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Synthesis, self-assembly and drug release behaviors of reduction-labile multi-responsive block miktobrush quaterpolymers with linear and V-shaped grafts

(2018) Wentao Wu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Open-to-Air RAFT Polymerization in Complex Solvents: From Whisky to Fermentation Broth

(2018) Deborah K. Schneiderman et al.   ACS Macro Letters

N,N-Diaryl Dihydrophenazines as Photoredox Catalysts for PET-RAFT and Sequential PET-RAFT/O-ATRP

(2018) Jordan C. Theriot et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Engineering Polymersomes for Diagnostics and Therapy

(2018) Jiayu Leong et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Bidirectional metal-free ROMP from difunctional organic initiators

(2017) Pengtao Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Photocontrolled Interconversion of Cationic and Radical Polymerizations

(2017) Veronika Kottisch et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorescent ROMP Monomers and Copolymers for Biomedical Applications

(2017) Esther K. Riga et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Dual Switching in Both RAFT and ROP for Generation of Asymmetric A2A1B1B2 Type Tetrablock Quaterpolymers

(2017) He Dong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

50th Anniversary Perspective: RAFT Polymerization—A User Guide

(2017) Sébastien Perrier   MACROMOLECULES

Engineering live cell surfaces with functional polymers via cytocompatible controlled radical polymerization

(2017) Jia Niu et al.   Nature Chemistry

Amphiphilic polypeptide-polyoxazoline graft copolymer conjugate with tunable thermoresponsiveness: Synthesis and self-assembly into various micellar structures in aqueous and nonaqueous media

(2017) Avijit Bose et al.   POLYMER

One-shot controlled/living copolymerization for various comonomer sequence distributions via dual radical and cationic active species from RAFT terminals

(2017) Kotaro Satoh et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Block copolymer synthesis in one shot: concurrent metal-free ATRP and ROP processes under sunlight

(2017) Cansu Aydogan et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Investigation on the controlled synthesis and post-modification of poly-[(N-2-hydroxyethyl)-aspartamide]-based polymers

(2017) Shixian Lv et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Compact Vesicles Self-Assembled from Binary Graft Copolymers with High Hydrophilic Fraction for Potential Drug/Protein Delivery

(2017) Yupeng Wang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Block Copolymerization of Lactide and an Epoxide Facilitated by a Redox Switchable Iron-Based Catalyst

(2016) Ashley B. Biernesser et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Olefin Metathesis at the Dawn of Implementation in Pharmaceutical and Specialty-Chemicals Manufacturing

(2016) Carolyn S. Higman et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Graft-through Synthesis and Assembly of Janus Bottlebrush Polymers from A-Branch-B Diblock Macromonomers

(2016) Ken Kawamoto et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methacrylic Acid: A Won Challenge

(2016) Marco Fantin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

PLLA Crystallization in Linear AB and BAB Copolymers of l-Lactide and 2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate

(2016) Stéphanie Boissé et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Scalable Methods for the Removal of Ruthenium Impurities from Metathesis Reaction Mixtures

(2016) Philip Wheeler et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

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(2016)   Polymer Chemistry

Nano-Sized Sunflower Polycations As Effective Gene Transfer Vehicles

(2016) Yilong Cheng et al.   Small

Amphiphilic Copolymers Capable of Concomitant Release of HNO and Small Molecule Organics

(2016) Derek C. Church et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Corona Liquid Crystalline Order Helps to Form Single Crystals When Self-Assembly Takes Place in the Crystalline/Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers

(2016) Zaizai Tong et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Biomedical applications of polymers derived by reversible addition – fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT)

(2015) Benjamin D. Fairbanks et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Sunflower Polymers for Folate-Mediated Drug Delivery

(2015) Christine E. Wang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Copper-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Copper(0) Mediated Polymerization): From Fundamentals to Bioapplications

(2015) Cyrille Boyer et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Switchable Polymerization Catalysts

(2015) Aaron J. Teator et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Structure, function, self-assembly, and applications of bottlebrush copolymers

(2015) Rafael Verduzco et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent advances in dendrimer-based nanovectors for tumor-targeted drug and gene delivery

(2015) Prashant Kesharwani et al.   DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY

A functionalized, injectable hydrogel for localized drug delivery with tunable thermosensitivity: Synthesis and characterization of physical and toxicological properties

(2015) Paul Z. Elias et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Polymer nanostructures synthesized by controlled living polymerization for tumor-targeted drug delivery

(2015) Christine E. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Synthesis of diblock copolymers by combination of organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization using trichloroethanol as a bifunctional initiator

(2015) Victoria A. Piunova et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Photocontrolled Organocatalyzed Living Radical Polymerization Feasible over a Wide Range of Wavelengths

(2015) Akimichi Ohtsuki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Expanding the Scope of RAFT Polymerization: Recent Advances and New Horizons

(2015) Megan R. Hill et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Understanding the Fundamentals of Aqueous ATRP and Defining Conditions for Better Control

(2015) Marco Fantin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Norbornene-containing dithiocarbamates for use in reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)

(2015) Jeffrey C. Foster et al.   POLYMER

A facile strategy for the synthesis of block copolymers bearing an acid-cleavable junction

(2015) Xin Sui et al.   Polymer Chemistry

One-pot synthesis of poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) block copolymers

(2015) Junzhe Song et al.   RSC Advances

ATRP Synthesis of Sunflower Polymers Using Cyclic Multimacroinitiators

(2015) Hua Wei et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Well-defined diblock brush polymer–drug conjugates for sustained delivery of paclitaxel

(2015) Jiong Zou et al.   Biomaterials Science

One-step synthesis of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-b-poly(l-lactide) block copolymers using a dual initiator for RAFT polymerization and ROP

(2014) Sang Jin Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of poly(N-vinyl carbazole)-based block copolymers by sequential polymerizations of RAFT–ATRP

(2014) Chih-Feng Huang et al.   POLYMER

Facile synthesis of well-defined cyclodextrin-pendant polymer via ATRP for nanostructure fabrication

(2014) Mingming Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

Photo-controlled Growth of Telechelic Polymers and End-linked Polymer Gels

(2013) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Optimization of Tet1 ligand density in HPMA-co-oligolysine copolymers for targeted neuronal gene delivery

(2013) David S.H. Chu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Dual and multi-stimuli responsive polymeric nanoparticles for programmed site-specific drug delivery

(2013) Ru Cheng et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis of Bottlebrush Polymers Prepared via Grafting-Through Polymerization

(2013) Stacy L. Pesek et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polymerization of protecting-group-free peptides via ROMP

(2013) Jacquelin K. Kammeyer et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Facile synthesis of thiol-functionalized amphiphilic polylactide–methacrylic diblock copolymers

(2013) Efrosyni Themistou et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Controlled multi-vinyl monomer homopolymerization through vinyl oligomer combination as a universal approach to hyperbranched architectures

(2013) Tianyu Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Application of Living Free Radical Polymerization for Nucleic Acid Delivery

(2012) David S. H. Chu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

One-pot, facile synthesis of well-defined molecular brush copolymers by a tandem RAFT and ROMP, “Grafting-through” strategy

(2012) Ang Li et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

One-step synthesis of block copolymers using a hydroxyl-functionalized trithiocarbonate RAFT agent as a dual initiator for RAFT polymerization and ROP

(2012) Hyun Uk Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Neuron-Targeted Copolymers with Sheddable Shielding Blocks Synthesized Using a Reducible, RAFT-ATRP Double-Head Agent

(2012) Hua Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Drug-Initiated, Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization for the Synthesis of Polymer–Drug Conjugates

(2012) Rong Tong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Current Status and Future Perspectives

(2012) Krzysztof Matyjaszewski   MACROMOLECULES

Brush Polymers Containing Semiconducting Polyene Backbones: Graft-Through Synthesis via Cyclopolymerization and Conformational Analysis on the Coil-to-Rod Transition

(2012) Eun-Hye Kang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Synthesis and Direct Imaging of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Cyclic Brush Polymers

(2011) Yan Xia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biodegradable Block Copolymer Micelles with Thiol-Responsive Sheddable Coronas

(2011) Behnoush Khorsand Sourkohi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Biohybrid block copolymers: towards functional micelles and vesicles

(2011) Gad Fuks et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Glutathione-responsive nano-vehicles as a promising platform for targeted intracellular drug and gene delivery

(2011) Ru Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Thermoresponsive star triblock copolymers by combination of ROP and ATRP: From micelles to hydrogels

(2011) Weipu Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Dynamic Cylindrical Assembly of Triblock Copolymers by a Hierarchical Process of Covalent and Supramolecular Interactions

(2011) Zhou Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Thermal Properties of Linear Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers ofl-Lactide and 2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate

(2011) Maksym A. Kryuchkov et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Diphenyl Phosphate as an Efficient Cationic Organocatalyst for Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of δ-Valerolactone and ε-Caprolactone

(2011) Kosuke Makiguchi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Biodegradable Core−Shell Materials via RAFT and ROP: Characterization and Comparison of Hyperbranched and Microgel Particles

(2011) Yu Zheng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Straightforward Access to Amphiphilic Dual Bottle Brushes by Combining RAFT, ATRP, and NMP Polymerization in One Sequence

(2011) Daniel Zehm et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Self-assembled micelles of well-defined pentaerythritol-centered amphiphilic A4B8 star-block copolymers based on PCL and PEG for hydrophobic drug delivery

(2011) Mohammad Reza Nabid et al.   POLYMER

Complex polymer architectures via RAFT polymerization: From fundamental process to extending the scope using click chemistry and nature's building blocks

(2011) Andrew Gregory et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Tandem RAFT-ATRP Synthesis of Polystyrene–Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Bottlebrush Block Copolymers and Their Self-Assembly into Cylindrical Nanostructures

(2011) Justin Bolton et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Facile Synthesis and Visualization of Janus Double-Brush Copolymers

(2011) Yukun Li et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Hybrid Polymer Therapeutics Incorporating Bioresponsive, Coiled Coil Peptide Linkers

(2010) Bojana Apostolovic et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Statistical Copolymers Containing Multiple Functional Peptides for Nucleic Acid Delivery

(2010) Russell N. Johnson et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Improved anti-tumor activity of stabilized anthracycline polymeric micelle formulation, NC-6300

(2010) Mitsunori Harada et al.   CANCER SCIENCE

Acidic Polysaccharide Mimics via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

(2010) Michel Wathier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Core-Clickable PEG-Branch-Azide Bivalent-Bottle-Brush Polymers by ROMP: Grafting-Through and Clicking-To

(2010) Jeremiah A. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

End-Functionalized ROMP Polymers for Biomedical Applications

(2010) Ahmad E. Madkour et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Reduction-Sensitive, Robust Vesicles with a Non-covalently Modifiable Surface as a Multifunctional Drug-Delivery Platform

(2010) Kyeng Min Park et al.   Small

Tunable, Temperature-Responsive Polynorbornenes with Side Chains Based on an Elastin Peptide Sequence

(2009) Rosemary M. Conrad et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Amphiphilic Poly(d- orl-lactide)-b-poly(N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate) Block Copolymers: Controlled Synthesis, Characterization, and Stereocomplex Formation

(2009) Mariya Spasova et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Well-Defined Polypeptide-Based Materials via the Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Amino AcidN-Carboxyanhydrides

(2009) Nikos Hadjichristidis et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Self-assembled polypeptide-block-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) as prospective drug-delivery systems

(2009) Lei Wang et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Efficient Synthesis of Narrowly Dispersed Brush Copolymers and Study of Their Assemblies: The Importance of Side Chain Arrangement

(2009) Yan Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Dependence of Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution on Polymer Architecture: Effect of Cyclic versus Linear Polymers

(2009) Norased Nasongkla et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Universal (Switchable) RAFT Agents

(2009) Massimo Benaglia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Synthesis of Narrowly Dispersed Brush Polymers via Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Macromonomers

(2009) Yan Xia et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Homopolymerization and Block Copolymerization ofN-Vinylpyrrolidone by ATRP and RAFT with Haloxanthate Inifers

(2009) Chih-Feng Huang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Acrylates as termination reagent for the preparation of semi-telechelic polymers made by ring opening metathesis polymerization

(2008) Christina Lexer et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

ROMP−ATRP Block Copolymers Prepared from Monotelechelic Poly(oxa)norbornenes Using a Difunctional Terminating Agent

(2008) John B. Matson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Self-Assembly in Bulk of Linear and Mikto-Arm Star Block Copolymers Based on Polystyrene and Poly(glutamic acid)

(2008) Jérôme Babin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Well-Defined Brush Copolymers with High Grafting Density of Amphiphilic Side Chains by Combination of ROP, ROMP, and ATRP

(2008) Meiran Xie et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polypeptide Diblock Copolymers: Syntheses and Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-Polylysine

(2008) Cheng-Jyun Huang et al.   MACROMOLECULES