Cellulose-Based Dual Graft Molecular Brushes as Potential Drug Nanocarriers: Stimulus-Responsive Micelles, Self-Assembled Phase Transition Behavior, and Tunable Crystalline Morphologies

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2033-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Yan ◽  
Jinying Yuan ◽  
Fengbo Zhang ◽  
Xiaofeng Sui ◽  
Xuming Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Potential Drug ◽  
Phase Transition Behavior ◽  
Molecular Brushes ◽  
Transition Behavior ◽  
Stimulus Responsive ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Drug Nanocarriers

Protein-derived Smart Materials for Medical Applications: Elastin-like Polypeptides

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (26) ◽  
pp. 3008-3013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Lin ◽  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
Wentian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
Phase Transition Behavior ◽  
Hydrophobic Domain ◽  
Transition Behavior ◽  
Biological Compatibility ◽  
Stimulus Responsive

A group of stimulus-responsive biopolymers developed from the hydrophobic domain of tropoelastin is collectively known as elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs). These peptides generally consist of repeated pentapeptide units of the form (VPGXG)n, where X can be any amino acid with the exception of proline. ELPs present wide-ranging possibilities in biomedicine due to their many beneficial characteristics, including tunable phase transition behavior and biological compatibility, along with the absence of immunogenic and pyrogenic characteristics. The present paper reviews the physicochemical characteristics of ELPs and outlines a range of applications in biotechnology and medicine.

Crystal structures and phase transition behavior of Poly(nonamethylene terephthalamide) and its model compounds

Polymer ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 378-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Yamamoto ◽  
Kohji Tashiro ◽  
Kiyotaka Ishino ◽  
Masahide Takahashi ◽  
Ryokei Endo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Phase Transition Behavior ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Transition Behavior
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