Engineered nanostructured materials via continuous polymer assembly for advanced bioapplications

Tuning the Properties of Polymer Capsules for Cellular Interactions

Huanli Sun, Jiwei Cui, Yi Ju, Xi Chen, Edgar HH Wong, Jenny Tran, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

2017-07-01

Particle-cell interactions are governed by, among other factors, the composition and surface properties of the particles. Herein, ..

Photocontrolled Cargo Release from Dual Cross-Linked Polymer Particles

Shereen Tan, Jiwei Cui, Qiang Fu, Eunhyung Nam, Katharina Ladewig, Jing M Ren, Edgar HH Wong, Frank Caruso, Anton Blencowe, Greg G Qiao

2016-03-09

Burst release of a payload from polymeric particles upon photoirradiation was engineered by altering the cross-linking density. Th..

Structure Governs the Deformability of Polymer Particles in a Microfluidic Blood Capillary Model

Huanli Sun, Mattias Bjoernmalm, Jiwei Cui, Edgar HH Wong, Yunlu Dai, Qiong Dai, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

2015-11-01

Particle stiffness is a design parameter that affects bionano interactions, including biodistribution kinetics and cellular proces..

Fabrication of ultra-thin polyrotaxane-based films via solid-state continuous assembly of polymers

Shereen Tan, Eunhyung Nam, Jiwei Cui, Chenglong Xu, Qiang Fu, Jing M Ren, Edgar HH Wong, Katharina Ladewig, Frank Caruso, Anton Blencowe, Greg G Qiao

2015-01-01

Surface-confined ultra-thin polyrotaxane (PRX)-based films with tunable composition, surface topology and swelling characteristics..

The role of capsule stiffness on cellular processing

Huanli Sun, Edgar HH Wong, Yan Yan, Jiwei Cui, Qiong Dai, Junling Guo, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

2015-01-01

Particle stiffness is emerging as an important parameter in determining the cell uptake dynamics of particles. Understanding the e..

Fabrication of Chiral Stationary Phases via Continuous Assembly of Polymers for Resolution of Enantiomers by Liquid Chromatography

Stefanie N Guntari, Eunhyung Nam, Nina N Pranata, Kenneth Chia, Edgar HH Wong, A Blencowe, Tor K Goh, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2014-11-01

Precise stereochemical determination of chiral molecules is highly important, especially in the pharmaceutical industry where one ..

Continuous assembly of polymers via solid phase reactions

Eunhyung Nam, Jinguk Kim, Stefanie N Guntari, Helga Seyler, Qiang Fu, Edgar HH Wong, Anton Blencowe, David J Jones, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2014-09-01

The continuous assembly of polymers in the solid state via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ssCAPROMP) is reported as an ef..

(Super)hydrophobic and Multilayered Amphiphilic Films Prepared by Continuous Assembly of Polymers

Stefanie N Guntari, Aaron CH Khin, Edgar HH Wong, Tor K Goh, Anton Blencowe, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2013-11-06

The continuous assembly of polymers (CAP) is used to fabricate tailored nanocoatings on a wide variety of substrates. Ring-opening..

Assembly of Nanostructured Films with Hydrophobic Subcompartments via Continuous Assembly of Polymers

Edgar HH Wong, Martin P van Koeverden, Eunhyung Nam, Stefanie N Guntari, Steven Harris Wibowo, Anton Blencowe, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2013-10-08

The generation of nanoscale polymer films using complex, hierarchically structured (bio)macromolecular architectures has important..

Low-Fouling, Biospecific Films Prepared by the Continuous Assembly of Polymers

Stefanie N Guntari, Edgar HH Wong, Tor K Goh, Rona Chandrawati, Anton Blencowe, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2013-08-01

We report that the continuous assembly of polymers (CAP) approach, mediated by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), is a..

Factors influencing the growth and topography of nanoscale films fabricated by ROMP-mediated continuous assembly of polymers

Stefanie N Guntari, Tor K Goh, Anton Blencowe, Edgar HH Wong, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2013-01-01

The continuous assembly of polymers (CAP) mediated via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is demonstrated as a simple a..

Ultrathin, bioresponsive and drug-functionalized protein capsules

Damien Mertz, Huixi Wu, Jy Shyuan Wong, Jiwei Cui, Pramudana Tan, Roxane Alles, Frank Caruso

2012-10-28

This paper presents a versatile approach for the synthesis of ultrathin (ca. 10 nm thickness) and bioresponsive protein capsules. ..

Phototriggered, Metal-Free Continuous Assembly of Polymers for the Fabrication of Ultrathin Films

Edgar HH Wong, Stefanie N Guntari, Anton Blencowe, Martin P van Koeverden, Frank Caruso, Greg G Qiao

2012-08-01

A facile and metal-free thin film fabrication technology based on the photoinduced continuous assembly of polymers (photoCAP) is d..

Nanoengineered Films via Surface-Confined Continuous Assembly of Polymers

Tor Kit Goh, Stefanie N Guntari, Christopher J Ochs, Anton Blencowe, Damien Mertz, Luke A Connal, Georgina K Such, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

2011-10-17

A highly generalizable, surface-confined, continuous polymer assembly process, amenable to various substrates, reaction conditions..