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Design And Synthesis Of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanogels Towards Therapeutic Translation, Mallory R. Gordon
Design And Synthesis Of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanogels Towards Therapeutic Translation, Mallory R. Gordon
Doctoral Dissertations
In the application of delivery of therapeutics, nanostructures of various composition have been employed due to their capacity to act as a host for lipophilic payloads. Advances in the synthetic preparation, size, morphology, and chemical or physical characteristics of polymers have impacted their development and versatility. A detailed understanding of polymeric nanoparticle host-guest properties is crucial to their practical translation to specific delivery applications. Further, these features must be highly tailorable to overcome biological barriers, stably encapsulate their therapeutic contexts, and exhibit payload release selectively in the target environment. In this dissertation, we aim to rationally design polymeric nano-scale assemblies …