Controlling Nanomaterial Size and Shape for Biomedical Applications via Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. e1800438 - n/a
• Main Authors: Khor, Song Yang, Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R., Truong, Nghia P., Davis, Thomas P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Assembly; biomedical applications; Biomedical materials; Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic - methods; Cryopreservation; Degree of polymerization; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; dispersion polymerization; Drug delivery; Drug delivery systems; Drug Delivery Systems - methods; Dynamic Light Scattering; emulsion polymerization; Medical imaging; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Monomers; Morphology; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanoparticles - ultrastructure; Nanostructures - chemistry; Nanostructures - ultrastructure; Particle Size; Polymerization; polymerization‐induced self‐assembly; Polymers; Polymers - chemical synthesis; Polymers - chemistry; reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer; Tissue culture; emulsion polymerization; polymerization-induced self-assembly; reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer; dispersion polymerization; biomedical applications
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800438

Rapid developments in the polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) technique have paved the way for the environmentally friendly production of nanoparticles with tunable size and shape for a diverse range of applications. In this feature article, the biomedical applications of PISA nanoparticles...