title: Functional, star polymeric molecular carriers, built from biodegradable microgel/nanogel cores.
abstract: Acid and disulfide biodegradable cross-linkers have been employed to generate microgel star polymers, using RAFT-polymer arms. RAFT end-groups were then exploited to attach functional compounds via both thiol-ene and thiol-pyridyl disulfide exchange reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Syrett
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haddleton
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D000080385:Nanogels; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D000080385:Nanogels; D011108:Polymers; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C413692:polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011094:Polyethyleneimine