Polymer-block-polypeptides and polymer-conjugated hybrid materials as stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for biomedical applications

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-39

  John, Johnson V ^a   Johnson, Renjith P ^a   Heo, Min Seon ^a   Moon, Byeong Kyu ^a   Byeon, Seong Jin ^a   Kim, Il ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Hybrid materials; Nanocarriers; Polypeptides; Stimuli responsive; Synthetic polymers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DRUG DELIVERY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENE TRANSFER; IONIC LIQUIDS; LOADING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYPEPTIDES; REDOX REACTIONS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES; N-CARBOXYANHYDRIDES; NANO-CARRIERS; NITROXIDE MEDIATED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

ALPHA AMINO ACID; BIOMATERIAL; CUPROUS ION; NANOCARRIER; NITROXIDE; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; RADICAL; THIOL DERIVATIVE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; NANOCAPSULE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PEPTIDE;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CLICK CHEMISTRY; CYCLOADDITION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; LIGHT; NANOENGINEERING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; REVIEW; RING OPENING; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG FORMULATION; HEAT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; NANOCAPSULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PEPTIDES; POLYMERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84918551569     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2015.2054     Document Type: Review

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