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Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of vesicles (polymersomes) through the self-assembly of randomly distributed amphiphilic BAB triblock copolymers with hydrophilic A and hydrophobic B ...
Senyuan Liu +2 more
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Elucidating the Influence of Tumor Presence on the Polymersome Circulation Time in Mice
The use of nanoparticles as tumor-targeting agents is steadily increasing, and the influence of nanoparticle characteristics such as size and stealthiness have been established for a large number of nanocarrier systems.
Robin M. de Kruijff +7 more
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Membrane fusion‐inspired nanomaterials offer transformative potential in diagnostics by mimicking natural fusion processes to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers. This review highlights recent advancements in nanomaterial functionalization strategies, signal amplification systems, and stimuli‐responsive fusion designs,
Sojeong Lee +9 more
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Stimuli‐Responsive Supramolecular Biomaterials for Cancer Theranostics
The ultimate goal of cancer theranostics is to get imaging agents and therapeutic cargo to tumor sites when and where they are required. “Smart” systems should be developed. This review discusses the characteristics of physiological stimuli, types and action modes of external stimuli, construction approaches and working principles, as well as ...
Wenting Hu +4 more
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Molecularly imprinted polymeric nanocarriers (nanoMIPs) offer robust, antibody‐mimetic platforms to overcome the blood‐brain barrier. The article surveys nanoMIP design and ligand‐directed surface engineering that harness receptor‐mediated transcytosis, and highlights therapeutic and diagnostic applications in neurodegeneration, brain tumors and ...
Ranjit De, Shuliang Shi, Kyong‐Tai Kim
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Polymersomes with micellar patches
Hollow block copolymer particles called polymer vesicles (polymersomes) serve as versatile containers for compartmentalization in synthetic biology and drug delivery. Recently, there has been growing interest in using polymersomes as colloidal building blocks for creating higher-order clustered structures.
Chin Ken Wong +2 more
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Malaria is an infectious disease that needs to be addressed using innovative approaches to counteract spread of drug resistance and to establish or optimize vaccination strategies.
Adrian Najer +4 more
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Nanosensors based on polymer vesicles and planar membranes: a short review
This review aims to summarize the advance in the field of nanosensors based on two particular materials: polymer vesicles (polymersomes) and polymer planar membranes.
Mohamed El Idrissi +3 more
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