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Immobilization and Intracellular Delivery of an Anticancer Drug Using Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine Capsules by Cui, Jiwei, Yan, Yan, Such, Georgina K, Liang, Kang, Ochs, Christopher J, Postma, Almar, Caruso, Frank

“…We report a facile approach to immobilize pH-cleavable polymer-drug conjugates in mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) capsules for intracellular drug delivery…”
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Self-Polymerization of Dopamine as a Versatile and Robust Technique to Prepare Polymer Capsules by Postma, Almar, Yan, Yan, Wang, Yajun, Zelikin, Alexander N, Tjipto, Elvira, Caruso, Frank

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Anthraquinone-Mediated Reduction of a Trithiocarbonate Chain-Transfer Agent to Initiate Electrochemical Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization by Strover, Lisa T, Postma, Almar, Horne, Michael D, Moad, Graeme

“…A goal in applying electrochemical methods to reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is to use electrochemical reduction to…”
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Monodisperse Polymer Capsules: Tailoring Size, Shell Thickness, and Hydrophobic Cargo Loading via Emulsion Templating by Cui, Jiwei, Wang, Yajun, Postma, Almar, Hao, Jingcheng, Hosta-Rigau, Leticia, Caruso, Frank

“…The preparation of monodisperse polymer (polydopamine, PDA) capsules by a one‐step interfacial polymerization of dopamine onto dimethyldiethoxysilane (DMDES)…”
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Light‐Induced RAFT Single Unit Monomer Insertion in Aqueous Solution—Toward Sequence‐Controlled Polymers by Aerts, Annelore, Lewis, Reece W., Zhou, Yanyan, Malic, Nino, Moad, Graeme, Postma, Almar

“…First report on the sequential, visible light‐initiated, single unit monomer insertion (SUMI) of N,N‐dimethylacrylamide (DMAm) into the reversible addition…”
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Cholesterol--a biological compound as a building block in bionanotechnology by Hosta-Rigau, Leticia, Zhang, Yan, Teo, Boon M, Postma, Almar, Städler, Brigitte

“…Cholesterol is a molecule with many tasks in nature but also a long history in science. This feature article highlights the contribution of this small compound…”
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Assembly and Functionalization of DNA−Polymer Microcapsules by Cavalieri, Francesca, Postma, Almar, Lee, Lillian, Caruso, Frank

“…We report the synthesis and characterization of DNA-grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) micelles, their assembly into multilayered thin films, and the…”
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Selective and Rapid Light‐Induced RAFT Single Unit Monomer Insertion in Aqueous Solution by Zhou, Yanyan, Zhang, Zhengbiao, Reese, Cassandra M., Patton, Derek L., Xu, Jiangtao, Boyer, Cyrille, Postma, Almar, Moad, Graeme

“…The photocatalyst Zn(II) meso‐tetra(4‐sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (ZnTPPS) is found to substantially accelerate visible‐light‐initiated (red, yellow, green…”
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Initiation of RAFT Polymerization: Electrochemically Initiated RAFT Polymerization in Emulsion (Emulsion eRAFT), and Direct PhotoRAFT Polymerization of Liquid Crystalline Monomers by Bray, Caroline, Li, Guoxin, Postma, Almar, Strover, Lisa T, Wang, Jade, Moad, Graeme

“…We report on two important advances in radical polymerization with reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT polymerization). (1)…”
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Ultrathin, Responsive Polymer Click Capsules by Such, Georgina K., Tjipto, Elvira, Postma, Almar, Johnston, Angus P. R., Caruso, Frank

“…We report a general click chemistry approach for the layer-by-layer assembly of ultrathin, polymer films on particles and the subsequent formation of polymer…”
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Electrochemical Behavior of Thiocarbonylthio Chain Transfer Agents for RAFT Polymerization by Strover, Lisa T, Cantalice, Alexis, Lam, Jeff Y. L, Postma, Almar, Hutt, Oliver E, Horne, Michael D, Moad, Graeme

“…Electrochemical activation of thiocarbonylthio reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents (S=C­(Z)­S-R) is explored as a potential method…”
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Bacterial membrane permeability of antimicrobial polymethacrylates: Evidence for a complex mechanism from super-resolution fluorescence imaging by Michl, Thomas D., Hibbs, Ben, Hyde, Lauren, Postma, Almar, Tran, Dung Thuy Thi, Zhalgasbaikyzy, Aigerim, Vasilev, Krasimir, Meagher, Laurence, Griesser, Hans J., Locock, Katherine E.S.

“…Amphiphilic polymers bearing cationic moieties are an emerging alternative to traditional antibiotics given their broad-spectrum activity and low…”
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Antimicrobial Polymethacrylates Synthesized as Mimics of Tryptophan-Rich Cationic Peptides by Locock, Katherine E. S., Michl, Thomas D., Stevens, Natalie, Hayball, John D., Vasilev, Krasimir, Postma, Almar, Griesser, Hans J., Meagher, Laurence, Haeussler, Matthias

“…This study describes a facile and high yielding route to two series of polymethacrylates inspired by the naturally occurring, tryptophan-rich cationic…”
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RAFT preparation and the aqueous self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(octadecyl acrylate)-block-poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate) copolymers by Chong, Josephine Y.T., Keddie, Daniel J., Postma, Almar, Mulet, Xavier, Boyd, Ben J., Drummond, Calum J.

“…•RAFT polymerisation prepared novel amphiphilic copolymers that can self-assemble.•We assessed the self-assembly of reduced and non-reduced…”
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Cholesterol-mediated anchoring of enzyme-loaded liposomes within disulfide-stabilized polymer carrier capsules by Chandrawati, Rona, Städler, Brigitte, Postma, Almar, Connal, Luke A, Chong, Siow-Feng, Zelikin, Alexander N, Caruso, Frank

“…Abstract Polymer capsules containing multiple liposomes, termed capsosomes, are a promising new concept toward the design of artificial cells. Herein, we…”
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Dopamine-Mediated Continuous Assembly of Biodegradable Capsules by Ochs, Christopher J., Hong, Tam, Such, Georgina K., Cui, Jiwei, Postma, Almar, Caruso, Frank

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Living Polymers by the Use of Trithiocarbonates as Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Agents:  ABA Triblock Copolymers by Radical Polymerization in Two Steps by Mayadunne, Roshan T. A, Rizzardo, Ezio, Chiefari, John, Krstina, Julia, Moad, Graeme, Postma, Almar, Thang, San H

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Surface “Click” Chemistry on Brominated Plasma Polymer Thin Films by Chen, Rodney T, Muir, Benjamin W, Such, Georgina K, Postma, Almar, Evans, Richard A, Pereira, Suzanne M, McLean, Keith M, Caruso, Frank

“…A brominated plasma polymer (BrPP) thin film was fabricated on a variety of substrate surfaces (silicon wafers, glass, gold, and polymers) via the radio…”
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A Continuous Flow Process for the Radical Induced End Group Removal of RAFT Polymers by Hornung, Christian H., Postma, Almar, Saubern, Simon, Chiefari, John

“…A continuous flow process for the radical‐induced end‐group removal of polymers made by a RAFT process is described. A series of different monomers, including…”
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A Comprehensive Platform for the Design and Synthesis of Polymer Molecular Weight Distributions by Liu, Ke, Corrigan, Nathaniel, Postma, Almar, Moad, Graeme, Boyer, Cyrille

“…The molecular weight distribution (MWD) has a significant impact on the properties of polymeric materials; however, the characterization of polymer MWDs has…”
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