TY - JOUR
T1 - Responsive polymers as smart nanomaterials enable diverse applications
AU - Zhao, Jing
AU - Lee, Victoria E.
AU - Liu, Rui
AU - Priestley, Rodney D.
N1 - Funding Information: R.L. acknowledges support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21774095) and start-up funding from Tongji University and the Young Thousand Talented Program. R.D.P. acknowledges funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Program through the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (DMR-1420541) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through a PECASE Award (FA9550-12-1-0223). Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2019 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/6/7
Y1 - 2019/6/7
N2 - Responsive polymers undergo reversible or irreversible physical or chemical modifications in response to a change in environment or stimulus, e.g., temperature, pH, light, and magnetic or electric fields. Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), which constitute a diverse set of morphologies, including micelles, vesicles, and core-shell geometries, have been successfully prepared from responsive polymers and have shown great promise in applications ranging from drug delivery to catalysis. In this review, we summarize pH, thermo-, photo-, and enzymatic responsiveness for a selection of polymers. We then discuss the formation of NPs made from responsive polymers. Finally, we highlight how NPs and other nanomaterials are enabling a wide range of smart applications with improved efficiency, as well as improved sustainability and recyclability of polymeric systems.
AB - Responsive polymers undergo reversible or irreversible physical or chemical modifications in response to a change in environment or stimulus, e.g., temperature, pH, light, and magnetic or electric fields. Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), which constitute a diverse set of morphologies, including micelles, vesicles, and core-shell geometries, have been successfully prepared from responsive polymers and have shown great promise in applications ranging from drug delivery to catalysis. In this review, we summarize pH, thermo-, photo-, and enzymatic responsiveness for a selection of polymers. We then discuss the formation of NPs made from responsive polymers. Finally, we highlight how NPs and other nanomaterials are enabling a wide range of smart applications with improved efficiency, as well as improved sustainability and recyclability of polymeric systems.
KW - Polymeric nanoparticles
KW - Self-assembly
KW - Smart materials
KW - Stimuli-responsive polymers
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-060718-030155
DO - https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-060718-030155
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31173525
SN - 1947-5438
VL - 10
SP - 361
EP - 382
JO - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
JF - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ER -