2020
ABC triblock bottlebrush copolymer-based injectable hydrogels: design, synthesis, and application to expanding the therapeutic index of cancer immunochemotherapy
Vohidov F, Milling L, Chen Q, Zhang W, Bhagchandani S, Nguyen H, Irvine D, Johnson J. ABC triblock bottlebrush copolymer-based injectable hydrogels: design, synthesis, and application to expanding the therapeutic index of cancer immunochemotherapy. Chemical Science 2020, 11: 5974-5986. PMID: 34094088, PMCID: PMC8159417, DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02611e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRing-opening metathesis polymerizationBottlebrush copolymersDrug deliveryCritical solution temperatureSustained drug releasePolyethylene glycolPolylactic acidActive small moleculesMetathesis polymerizationMacromolecular architecturesTBC micellesAqueous mediaPolymer networksDrug releaseVersatile scaffoldHydrogel formationPNIPAM domainsPLA domainsVersatile classSolution temperatureMicellar solutionsPhysical crosslinksSmall moleculesFirst exampleHydrogels
2019
Filament Nucleation Tunes Mechanical Memory in Active Polymer Networks
Yadav V, Banerjee D, Tabatabai A, Kovar D, Kim T, Banerjee S, Murrell M. Filament Nucleation Tunes Mechanical Memory in Active Polymer Networks. Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29 PMID: 32523502, PMCID: PMC7286550, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201905243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymer networksShape memoryIsotropic materialsActive materialMaterial designMaterial functionalityLow nucleationChemical timescalesMembrane surfaceNucleationMechanical memoryEnergyMaterialsCritical nucleationFilament curvatureInternal energyDissipationDense networkTopological defectsGrand challenge
2017
Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding
Seo S, Lee DW, Ahn JS, Cunha K, Filippidi E, Ju SW, Shin E, Kim B, Levine ZA, Lins RD, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH, Valentine MT, Shea JE, Ahn BK. Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding. Advanced Materials 2017, 29 PMID: 28833661, PMCID: PMC5640498, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMineral surfacesMussel foot proteinsMolecular dynamics simulationsMetal coordinationPolymer networksPolymeric interfacesPriming layerLoad-bearing materialsCatechol groupsDynamic bondingPolymer resinDynamics simulationsFoot proteinsHydrophobic bondsToughness enhancementAdhesion strengthAdhesive primerBondingSignificant performance enhancementSecondary surfacePerformance enhancementOrders of magnitudeSurfaceResinBonds
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