title: Toward biodegradable nanogel star polymers via organocatalytic ROP.
abstract: Organocatalytic ring opening polymerization (OROP) is used to effect the rapid, scalable, room temperature formation of size-controlled, highly uniform, polyvalent, nanogel star polymer nanoparticles of biodegradable composition.
authors.affiliation: IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120, USA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Victor Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Timothy T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Frederik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nederberg
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Swope
authors.forename: Jullia E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sly
mesh_terms: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000080385:Nanogels; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D000080385:Nanogels; D011108:Polymers; C413692:polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011094:Polyethyleneimine