The role of miktoarm star copolymers in drug delivery systems
- 3 July 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A
- Vol. 55 (7), 559-571
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2018.1483200
Abstract
Miktoarm star copolymers are relatively considered to be a new and unique class of macromolecules, and are a new topical area due to the unique properties by varying their polymer arms. This macromolecules with the AmBn architecture, have m arms of polymer A and n arms of polymer B connected at one central junction point. Over the past decade, miktoarms have been used in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, gene delivery, tissue engineering, diagnosis, and antibacterial/antifouling biomaterials. The intensified interest in miktoarms is attributed to their unique topological structures and attractive physical/chemical properties, including low critical micelle concentration (CMC) in solutions, encapsulation capability, internal and peripheral functionality, and enhanced stimuli-responsiveness. This review outlines the advances in the use of miktoarms in drug delivery for their good performance in biocompatibility, biodegradability and sustained, controlled and targeted drug delivery during the past decade and some unique self-assembly behaviors of miktoarm star copolymers have been reported. Graphical AbstractKeywords
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