Glutathione-responsive gemini polymeric micelles as controlled drug carriers

Chemoresponsive polymer systems for selective molecular recognition of organic molecules in biological systems

Smart polymer materials that respond to a chemical stimulus are applied for the construction of biomedical devices and purification/separation systems. Small organic molecules are a particular type of stimulus. Their abnormal concentration indisputably indicates certain diseases. They are also hazardous environment contaminants. Polymer materials, which structure is selectively changed in the presence of a defined organic compound are promising in view of regulation of certain biomedical functions, as well as in view of chemical detectors construction. This review summarizes the state of the art in the self-assemblies of amphiphilic copolymers and polymer networks sensitive toward organic species, with an emphasis on the reports from the last decade. We focus on the relationship between the selectivity of introduced receptor moieties responsible for the change of material structure, the overall structure of material and its functionality.

Stimuli-responsive non-ionic Gemini amphiphiles for drug delivery applications

This paper shows the synthesis of stimuli responsive Gemini amphiphiles sensitive to Glutathione and hydrolase.

Benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene: ratiometric fluorescent probes for the sensing of microenvironment changes and micelle formation in aqueous medium

Benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene were used as ratiometric fluorescent probes to monitor microenvironment changes and monomer–micelle transition for the first time.