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Brush copolymers for gene delivery

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fluorescence images of transfected HeLa cells

Novel pH sensitive brush copolymers with biodegradable polyphosphoester side chains for use as nonviral gene vectors have been developed.

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70 Years of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Special Anniversary Issue of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

A special anniversary issue of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, authored by leading experts in polymer science.

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Isoporous membranes of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide)

November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
PS-b-PEO membrane

Asymmetric polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) membranes are generated using a combination of solution casting and phase inversion.

Filed Under: Nano, Polymers, Research Tagged With: , , , ,
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Photoresponsive Azobenzene Block Copolymers: Novel Storage Materials for Rewritable Media

November 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Photoresponsive Azobenzene Block Copolymers

Block copolymers based on azobenzene-containing homo-polyesters have been investigated for use in future data storage technology.

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Responsive Materials Tuned by Anions

September 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Anion Responsive Imidazolium-Based Polymers

John Texter (Eastern Michigan University) reviews in an authoritative and clear manner the rapidly growing field of anion recognition materials derived from imidazolium based polymers.

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Chemical modification of LPEI for gene delivery

August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Schematic representation of the synthesis of PEtOx-b-LPEI.

The PEtOx-b-LPEI copolymer could have important applications in gene delivery and gene silencing as a polymeric vector.

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Alternative Catalyst System for Semiconducting Polymers

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
new catalyst for semiconducting polymers

Researchers from the University of Michigan present a palladium catalyst that can mediate a living, chain-growth polymerization of pi-conjugated monomers.

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Most downloaded articles of the month from the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics

January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Issue 1 2012 cover

Reviews on all physical aspects of polymer science made a splash in December. Read them for free now!

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Top Advanced Materials papers for December 2011

January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Advanced Materials Cover

Bioinspired surface patterning and a landmark review on graphene are among the most-downloaded Advanced Materials papers in December 2011.

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Do Exotic Block Copolymer Morphologies Really Exist?

May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Block copolymer TEM

The self-assembly of block polymers raises this question, discussed in the latest Trend Article in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics.

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