Polymer Chemistry, Issues 17-19, Volume 5, 2014

Issue 17

Thiol–ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: a first update

Andrew B. Lowe  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 4820-4870 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00339J 

Structure related transport properties and cellular uptake of hyperbranched polyglycerol sulfates with hydrophobic cores

Florian Paulus, Dirk Steinhilber, Pia Welker, Dorothea Mangoldt, Kai Licha, Harald Depner, Stephan Sigrist and Rainer Haag  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5020-5028 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00430B 

Issue 18

Reverse micelles based on β-cyclodextrin-incorporated amphiphilic polyurethane copolymers for protein delivery

Xiaoxu Du, Nan Song, Ying-Wei Yang, Guolin Wu, Jianbiao Ma and Hui Gao  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5300-5309 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00278D 

Issue 19

Catch and release: photocleavable cationic diblock copolymers as a potential platform for nucleic acid delivery

Matthew D. Green, Abbygail A. Foster, Chad T. Greco, Raghunath Roy, Rachel M. Lehr, Thomas H. Epps, III and Millicent O. Sullivan  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5535-5541 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00638K 

Fast conversion of terminal thiocarbonylthio groups of RAFT polymers to “clickable” thiol groups via versatile sodium azide

Yang Wu, Yanyan Zhou, Jian Zhu, Wei Zhang, Xiangqiang Pan, Zhengbiao Zhang and Xiulin Zhu  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5546-5550 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00732H 

Zwitterionic poly(2-oxazoline)s as promising candidates for blood contacting applications

Lutz Tauhardt, David Pretzel, Kristian Kempe, Michael Gottschaldt, Dirk Pohlers and Ulrich S. Schubert  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5751-5764 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00434E 

RAFT-derived antimicrobial polymethacrylates: elucidating the impact of end-groups on activity and cytotoxicity

Thomas D. Michl, Katherine E. S. Locock, Natalie Emilia Stevens, John D. Hayball, Krasimir Vasilev, Almar Postma, Yue Qu, Ana Traven, Matthias Haeussler, Laurence Meagher and Hans J. Griesser  

Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5813-5822 
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00652F 

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Issue 19

Advances in the frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene (pages 2776–2780)

Andrea Ruiu, Davide Sanna, Valeria Alzari, Daniele Nuvoli and Alberto Mariani

Article first published online: 15 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/pola.27301

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Issues 30-33, Volume 136, 2014

Issue 31

Equivalent Circuits of a Self-Assembled Monolayer-Based Tunnel Junction Determined by Impedance Spectroscopy

C. S. Suchand Sangeeth, Albert Wan, and Christian A. Nijhuis

pp 11134–11144

Publication Date (Web): July 18, 2014 (Article)

DOI: 10.1021/ja505420c

Issue 32

Poly(oligonucleotide)

Carrie R. James, Anthony M. Rush, Thomas Insley, Lela Vuković, Lisa Adamiak, Petr Král, and Nathan C. Gianneschi

pp 11216–11219

Publication Date (Web): July 31, 2014 (Communication)

DOI: 10.1021/ja503142s

Issue 33

Striking Effect of Intra- versus Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding on Zwitterions: Physical and Electronic Properties

Yonghao Zheng, Mao-sheng Miao, Yuan Zhang, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, and Fred Wudl

pp 11614–11617

Publication Date (Web): August 7, 2014 (Communication)

DOI: 10.1021/ja506803y

Chemical Communications, Issues 68-76, Volume 50, 2014

Issue 76

Anion–π interactions and positive electrostatic potentials of N-heterocycles arise from the positions of the nuclei, not changes in the π-electron distribution

Steven E. Wheeler and Jacob W. G. Bloom  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 11118-11121 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05304D 

Self-assembly of a tripeptide into a functional coating that resists fouling

Sibaprasad Maity, Sivan Nir, Tal Zada and Meital Reches  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 11154-11157 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03578J 

Supramolecular polymerization at the interface: layer-by-layer assembly driven by host-enhanced π–π interaction

Hui Yang, Zhan Ma, Bin Yuan, Zhiqiang Wang and Xi Zhang  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 11173-11176 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05201C 

Issue 74

Supramolecular pyridyl urea gels as soft matter with antibacterial properties against MRSA and/or E. coli

Komala Pandurangan, Jonathan A. Kitchen, Salvador Blasco, Francesca Paradisi and Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10819-10822 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04028G 

Issue 72

Key processes in ruthenium-catalysed olefin metathesis

David J. Nelson, Simone Manzini, César A. Urbina-Blanco and Steven P. Nolan  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10355-10375 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02515F 

Transforming polyethylenimine into a pH-switchable hydrogel by additional supramolecular interactions

M. Fleischer and C. Schmuck  

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10464-10467 
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03281K 
From themed collection Polymer Self-Assembly

Biomacromolecules vol 11 issue 8, PNAS vol 111 issues 30-33

Biomacromolecules

Arginine-Based Biodegradable Ether–Ester Polymers with Low Cytotoxicity as Potential Gene Carriers

Tamar Memanishvili, Nino Zavradashvili, Nino Kupatadze, David Tugushi, Marekh Gverdtsiteli, Vladimir P. Torchilin, Christine Wandrey, Lucia Baldi, Sagar S. Manoli, and Ramaz Katsarava

pp 2839–2848

Probing the Structural Dependence of Carbon Space Lengths of Poly(N-hydroxyalkyl acrylamide)-Based Brushes on Antifouling Performance

Jintao Yang, Mingzhen Zhang, Hong Chen, Yung Chang, Zhan Chen, and Jie Zheng

pp 2982–2991

Facile Synthesis of Block Copolymers by Tandem ROMP and eROP from Esters Precursors

Shidong Xiang, Qiuping Zhang, Gang Zhang, Wei Jiang, Yan Wang, Hang Zhou, Quanshun Li, and Jun Tang

pp 3112–3118

Postpolymerization Modification Using Less Cytotoxic Activated Ester Polymers for the Synthesis of Biological Active Polymers

Lirong He, Kristina Szameit, Hui Zhao, Ulrich Hahn, and Patrick Theato

pp 3197–3205

PNAS: None

Advanced Materials vol 26 issues 29-32, Soft Matter vol 10 issues 33-35, Nature Nanotechnology vol 9 issue 8

Advanced Materials
Assembly of Viral Hydrogels for Three-Dimensional Conducting Nanocomposites(pages 5101–5107)

Po-Yen Chen, Md Nasim Hyder, David Mackanic, Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, Jifa Qi, Matthew T. Klug, Angela M. Belcher and Paula T. Hammond

Nanotechnology: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 31/2014) (page 5576)

Li Yan, Yang Yang, Wenjun Zhang and Xianfeng Chen

Soft Matter: None

Nature Nanotechnology

Batteries: A stable lithium metal interface -pp572 - 573

Renaud Bouchet

Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes -pp618 - 623

Guangyuan Zheng, Seok Woo Lee, Zheng Liang, Hyun-Wook Lee, Kai Yan, Hongbin Yao, Haotian Wang, Weiyang Li, Steven Chu & Yi Cui

In vivo endothelial siRNA delivery using polymeric nanoparticles with low molecular weight -pp648 - 655

James E. Dahlman, Carmen Barnes, Omar F. Khan, Aude Thiriot, Siddharth Jhunjunwala, Taylor E. Shaw, Yiping Xing, Hendrik B. Sager, Gaurav Sahay, Lauren Speciner, Andrew Bader, Roman L. Bogorad, Hao Yin, Tim Racie, Yizhou Dong, Shan Jiang, Danielle Seedorf, Apeksha Dave, Kamaljeet Singh Sandhu, Matthew J. Webber, Tatiana Novobrantseva, Vera M. Ruda, Abigail K. R. Lytton-Jean, Christopher G. Levins, Brian Kalish, Dayna K. Mudge, Mario Perez, Ludmila Abezgauz, Partha Dutta, Lynelle Smith, Klaus Charisse, Mark W. Kieran, Kevin Fitzgerald, Matthias Nahrendorf, Dganit Danino, Rubin M. Tuder, Ulrich H. von Andrian, Akin Akinc, Dipak Panigrahy, Avi Schroeder, Victor Koteliansky, Robert Langer & Daniel G. Anderson

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 53, Issue 35, Pages 9097–9388

Advancing the Drug Discovery and Development Process (pages 9128–9140)Prof. K. C. Nicolaou
Article first published online: 13 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404761

Molecularly Designed Nanoparticles by Dispersion of Self-Assembled Organosiloxane-Based Mesophases (pages 9173–9177)Shigeru Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Tamura, Dr. Hideo Hata, Dr. Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Prof. Atsushi Shimojima and Prof. Kazuyuki Kuroda

Three-Dimensional Scaffolds of Carbonized Polyacrylonitrile for Bone Tissue Regeneration (pages 9213–9217)Seungmi Ryu, Choonghyeon Lee, Jooyeon Park, Jun Seop Lee, Seokyung Kang, Young Deok Seo, Prof. Jyongsik Jang and Prof. Byung-Soo Kim

Precision PEGylated Polymers Obtained by Sequence-Controlled Copolymerization and Postpolymerization Modification (pages 9231–9235)Sansanee Srichan, Dr. Hatice Mutlu, Dr. Nezha Badi and Dr. Jean-François Lutz
Article first published online: 2 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403799

Polymer Nanoparticle Hydrogels with Autonomous Affinity Switching for the Protection of Proteins from Thermal Stress (pages 9275–9279)Dr. John M. Beierle, Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Beverly Chou, Dr. Michael A. A. Mathews, Benjamin K. Lesel and Prof. Kenneth J. Shea

Enzymetically Regulating the Self-Healing of Protein Hydrogels with High Healing Efficiency (pages 9343–9346)Dr. Yuzhou Gao, Prof. Quan Luo, Shanpeng Qiao, Liang Wang, Prof. Zeyuan Dong, Jiayun Xu and Prof. Junqiu Liu

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 53, Issue 34, Pages 8791–9093

Antibiotic Development

The Evolving Role of Chemical Synthesis in Antibacterial Drug Discovery (pages 8840–8869)Dr. Peter M. Wright, Dr. Ian B. Seiple and Prof. Dr. Andrew G. Myers

Versatile Synthetic Strategy for Coating Upconverting Nanoparticles with Polymer Shells through Localized Photopolymerization by Using the Particles as Internal Light Sources (pages 8919–8923)Selim Beyazit, Dr. Serena Ambrosini, Dr. Nataliya Marchyk, Emilia Palo, Vishal Kale, Prof. Tero Soukka, Dr. Bernadette Tse Sum Bui and Prof. Karsten Haupt

Development of Multinuclear Polymeric Nanoparticles as Robust Protein Nanocarriers (pages 8975–8979)Dr. Jun Wu, Dr. Nazila Kamaly, Dr. Jinjun Shi, Lili Zhao, Dr. Zeyu Xiao, Geoffrey Hollett, Rohit John, Shaunak Ray, Dr. Xiaoyang Xu, Dr. Xueqing Zhang, Prof. Philip W. Kantoff and Prof. Omid C. Farokhzad
Article first published online: 2 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404766

Maintenance of Amyloid β Peptide Homeostasis by Artificial Chaperones Based on Mixed-Shell Polymeric Micelles (pages 8985–8990)Fan Huang, Jianzu Wang, Aoting Qu, Liangliang Shen, Dr. Jinjian Liu, Jianfeng Liu, Dr. Zhenkun Zhang, Yingli An and Prof. Linqi Shi
Article first published online: 1 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400735

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 53, Issue 33, Pages 8525–8787

No relevant papers.

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 53, Issue 32, Pages 8253–8522

Structurally Homogeneous Nanosheets from Self-Assembly of a Collagen-Mimetic Peptide (pages 8367–8371)
Tao Jiang, Dr. Chunfu Xu, Dr. Xiaobing Zuo and Prof. Vincent P. Conticello
Article first published online: 24 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403780

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 53, Issue 31, Pages 7959–8250

Protein Interactions with Polymer Coatings and Biomaterials (pages 8004–8031)M.  Sc. Qiang Wei, M. Sc. Tobias Becherer, Dr. Stefano Angioletti-Uberti, Prof. Dr. Joachim Dzubiella, Dr. Christian Wischke, Dr. Axel T. Neffe, Prof. Dr. Andreas Lendlein, Prof. Dr. Matthias Ballauff and Prof. Rainer Haag
Article first published online: 15 JUL 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400546

Stimuli-Responsive Theragrippers for Chemomechanical Controlled Release (pages 8045–8049)
Dr. Kate Malachowski, Dr. Joyce Breger, Hye Rin Kwag, Martha O. Wang, Prof. John P. Fisher, Prof. Florin M. Selaru and Prof. David H. Gracias
Article first published online: 14 MAR 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201311047

Nucleation and Growth Synthesis of Siloxane Gels to Form Functional, Monodisperse, and Acoustically Programmable Particles (pages 8070–8073)C. Wyatt Shields IV, Danping Sun, Dr. Kennita A. Johnson, Korine A. Duval, Aura V. Rodriguez, Dr. Lu Gao, Prof. Paul A. Dayton and Prof. Gabriel P. López

Ordered and Kinetically Discrete Sequential Protein Release from Biodegradable Thin Films (pages 8093–8098)Bryan B. Hsu, Kelsey S. Jamieson, Samantha R. Hagerman, Prof. Eggehard Holler, Prof. Julia Y. Ljubimova and Prof. Paula T. Hammond
Article first published online: 18 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403702

Photodegradable Hydrogels for Capture, Detection, and Release of Live Cells (pages 8221–8224)Dr. Dong-Sik Shin, Dr. Jungmok You, Ali Rahimian, Tam Vu, Christian Siltanen, Arshia Ehsanipour, Dr. Gulnaz Stybayeva, Prof. Julie Sutcliffe and Prof. Alexander Revzin

Osmotically Driven Formation of Double Emulsions Stabilized by Amphiphilic Block Copolymers (pages 8240–8245)Jinhye Bae, Prof. Thomas P. Russell and Prof. Ryan C. Hayward
Article first published online: 16 JUN 2014 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201405229

Molecular Therapy, Volume 22, Issue 8

Applying the Speed-Dating Model and Other Approaches to Foster Future Leaders for the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy FREE

Jennifer E Adair and Matthew D Weitzman

Mol Ther 22: 1397-1398; doi:10.1038/mt.2014.119

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Minimally Invasive Approach to the Repair of Injured Skeletal Muscle With a Shape-memory Scaffold

Lin Wang, Lan Cao, Janet Shansky, Zheng Wang, David Mooney and Herman Vandenburgh

Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 188, Pages 1-102

• A novel cell-penetrating peptide to facilitate intercellular transport of fused proteins

  Original Research Article
• Pages 44-52
• Ying Shen, Poonam Nagpal, John G. Hay, Harald Sauthoff

• On-demand antimicrobial release from a temperature-sensitive polymer — Comparison with ad libitum release from central venous catheters

  Original Research Article
• Pages 61-66
• Jelmer Sjollema, Rene J.B. Dijkstra, Caroline Abeln, Henny C. van der Mei, Dirk van Asseldonk, Henk J. Busscher

Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 187, Pages 1-198

• Biodegradable nanoparticles for intracellular delivery of antimicrobial agents
• Review Article
• Pages 101-117
• Shuyu Xie, Yanfei Tao, Yuanhu Pan, Wei Qu, Guyue Cheng, Lingli Huang, Dongmei Chen, Xu Wang, Zhenli Liu, Zonghui Yuan

• Prostate cancer relevant antigens and enzymes for targeted drug delivery
• Review Article
• Pages 118-132
• Ashutosh Barve, Wei Jin, Kun Cheng

• State-of-the-art in design rules for drug delivery platforms: Lessons learned from FDA-approved nanomedicines
• Review Article
• Pages 133-144
• Charlene M. Dawidczyk, Chloe Kim, Jea Ho Park, Luisa M. Russell, Kwan Hyi Lee, Martin G. Pomper, Peter C. Searson

• Respirable nanocarriers as a promising strategy for antitubercular drug delivery

  Review Article
• Pages 183-197
• Mohammed M. Mehanna, Salma M. Mohyeldin, Nazik A. Elgindy

• Intracellular gene delivery is dependent on the type of non-viral carrier and defined by the cell surface glycosaminoglycans

  Original Research Article
• Pages 59-65
• Alireza Nomani, Zanna Hyvönen, Eveliina Pulkkinen, Marjo Hiekkala, Marika Ruponen

• Injectable multifunctional microgel encapsulating outgrowth endothelial cells and growth factors for enhanced neovascularization

  Original Research Article
• Pages 1-13
• Pyung-Hwan Kim, Hyun-Gu Yim, Young-Jin Choi, Byung-Jae Kang, Joohyun Kim, Sang-Mo Kwon, Byung-Soo Kim, Nathaniel S. Hwang, Je-Yoel Cho

• Anticancer polymeric nanomedicine bearing synergistic drug combination is superior to a mixture of individually-conjugated drugs

  Original Research Article
• Pages 145-157
• Ela Markovsky, Hemda Baabur-Cohen, Ronit Satchi-Fainaro

ACS Chemical Biology, Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 1639-1906

Protein Delivery Using Cys₂–His₂ Zinc-Finger Domains

Thomas Gaj, Jia Liu, Kimberly E. Anderson, Shannon J. Sirk, and Carlos F. Barbas, III

pp 1662–1667

Publication Date (Web): June 17, 2014 (Letters)

DOI: 10.1021/cb500282g

 

Synthetic, Non-saccharide, Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics Selectively Target Colon Cancer Stem Cells

Nirmita J. Patel, Rajesh Karuturi, Rami A. Al-Horani, Somesh Baranwal, Jagrut Patel, Umesh R. Desai, and Bhaumik B. Patel

pp 1826–1833

Publication Date (Web): June 10, 2014 (Articles)

DOI: 10.1021/cb500402f

 

 

 

Journal of Materials Chemistry B (Materials for biology and medicine): vol. 1, issues 30-32

Cellulose: from biocompatible to bioactive material

Julie Credou and Thomas Berthelot  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 4767-4788

Multifunctional self-assembled cationic peptide nanostructures efficiently carry plasmid DNA in vitro and exhibit antimicrobial activity with minimal toxicity

Santosh Yadav, Manohar Mahato, Rajiv Pathak, Diksha Jha, Bipul Kumar, Smriti Rekha Deka, Hemant Kumar Gautam and Ashwani Kumar Sharma  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 4848-4861

Amine end-functionalized poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) as promising coating material for antifouling applications

Lutz Tauhardt, Marion Frant, David Pretzel, Matthias Hartlieb, Christian Bücher, Gerhard Hildebrand, Bernd Schröter, Christine Weber, Kristian Kempe, Michael Gottschaldt, Klaus Liefeith and Ulrich S. Schubert  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 4883-4893

Functionalization of cationic poly(p-phenylene ethynylene) with dendritic polyethylene enables efficient DNAzyme delivery for imaging Pb²⁺ in living cells

Ling Zhang, Hongying Huang, Na Xu and Qihe Yin  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 4935-4942

Polymer brush-based approaches for the development of infection-resistant surfaces

Narges Hadjesfandiari, Kai Yu, Yan Mei and Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 4968-4978

Water-based synthesis and processing of novel biodegradable elastomers for medical applications

Shan-hui Hsu, Kun-Che Hung, Ying-Yi Lin, Chiu-Hun Su, Hsi-Yi Yeh, U-Ser Jeng, Chun-Yi Lu, Shenghong A. Dai, Wei-En Fu and Jui-Che Lin  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 5083-5092

Marine anti-biofouling system with poly(ε-caprolactone)/clay composite as carrier of organic antifoulant

Jihong Yao, Shanshan Chen, Chunfeng Ma and Guangzhao Zhang  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 5100-5106

Robust bio-inspired antibacterial surfaces based on the covalent binding of peptides on functional atmospheric plasma thin films

Rodolphe Mauchauffé, Maryline Moreno-Couranjou, Nicolas D. Boscher, Cécile Van De Weerdt, Anne-Sophie Duwez and Patrick Choquet  

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 5168-5177