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    Barry, Nicolas P.E. (4)Dove, A.P. (4)Kirby, N. (4)O'Reilly, R.K. (4)Hands-Portman, I. (2)Sadler, P.J. (2)Sanchez, A.M. (2)Smith, C.J. (2)Soldevila-Barreda, J.J. (2)View MoreSubjectArene ruthenium metallacycles; Pyrenyl-containing dendrimers; Supramolecular dendritic systems; Liquid-crystalline hybrids (1)Carborane complexes; Micellar formulations; Anticancer activity (1)Malic acid; Polymers; Biomedical applications; Biodegradable polymers; Biomacromolecules; Catalysis; Degradation; Lactones; Nanoparticles; Polymeric materials; Polymers; Polymerization; Renewable resources (1)Metal nanocrystals; Mixed ruthenium–osmium 3D-nanocrystals; ångström-sized homo- and hetero-crystals; (1)Pluronic® triblock copolymers; Medicine; Drug delivery carriers; Biological response modifiers; Pharmaceutical ingredients; Clinical advances (1)Polylactide; Self-assembly; Block copolymers; Reorganisation; Nanoparticles (1)Polymeric micelles; Fluorescence; Morphology transition (1)View MoreDate Issued
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    Synthetic strategies, sustainability and biological applications of malic acid-based polymers

    King, S.L.; Truong, V.X.; Kirchhoefer, C.; Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Dove, A.P. (2014-05-25)
    This review summarises the recent developments in the synthesis and applications of polymers derived from malic acid. There has been an increased interest in the design of sustainable and biodegradable polymers as a result of the drive to use renewable feedstocks as an alternative to petrochemicals in addition to their significant potential in biomedical applications. Synthetic strategies to access polymers from malic acid based on both condensation and ring-opening polymerization, across a broad range of conditions, are reviewed along with their advantages and limits. The role that such materials are studied for in biomedical applications is discussed, and their environmental impact based on the biodegradability of the malic polymer backbone is outlined.
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    Designing supramolecular liquid-crystalline hybrids from pyrenyl-containing dendrimers and arene ruthenium metallacycles

    Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Barry, Nicolas P.E.; Russo, V.; Heinrich, B.; Donnio, B.; Therrien, B.; Deschenaux, R. (2014-12)
    The association of the arene ruthenium metallacycle [Ru4(p-cymene)4(bpe)2(donq)2][DOS]4 (bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, donq = 5,8-dioxydo-1,4-naphtoquinonato, DOS = dodecyl sulfate) with pyrenyl-functionalized poly(arylester) dendrimers bearing cyanobiphenyl end-groups is reported. The supramolecular dendritic systems display mesomorphic properties as revealed by polarized optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements. The multicomponent nature of the dendrimers and of the corresponding host–guest supramolecules (i.e., end-group mesogens, dendritic core, pyrene unit, aliphatic spacers, and metallacycle) leads to the formation of highly segregated mesophases with a complex multilayered structure due to the tendency of the various constitutive building-blocks to separate in different organized zones. The pyrenyl dendrimers exhibit a multilayered smectic A-like phase, thereafter referred to as LamSmA phase to emphasize this unaccustomed morphology. As for the corresponding Ru4–metallacycle adducts, they self-organize into a multicontinuous thermotropic cubic phase with the Im3̅m space group symmetry. This represents a unique example of liquid-crystalline behavior observed for such large and complex supramolecular host–guest assemblies. Models of their supramolecular organizations within both mesophases are proposed.
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    Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances

    Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Barry, Nicolas P.E. (2014-05)
    This mini-review highlights the latest advances in the chemistry and biology of Pluronic® triblock copolymers. We focus on their applications in medicine, as drug delivery carriers, biological response modifiers, and pharmaceutical ingredients. Examples of drug delivery systems and formulations currently in clinical use, clinical trials or preclinical development are highlighted. We also discuss the role that Pluronic® copolymers may play in the innovative design of new nanomedicines in the near future.
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    Precious metal carborane polymer nanoparticles: characterisation of micellar formulations and anticancer activity

    Barry, Nicolas P.E.; Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Romero-Canelón, I.; Tran, J.; Soldevila-Barreda, J.J.; Hands-Portman, I.; Smith, C.J.; Kirby, N.; Dove, A.P.; O'Reilly, R.K.; et al. (2014)
    We report the encapsulation of highly hydrophobic 16-electron organometallic ruthenium and osmium carborane complexes [Ru/Os(p-cymene)(1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecarborane-1,2-dithiolate)] (1 and 2) in Pluronic® triblock copolymer P123 core–shell micelles. The spherical nanoparticles RuMs and OsMs, dispersed in water, were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), and synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS; diameter ca. 15 and 19 nm, respectively). Complexes 1 and 2 were highly active towards A2780 human ovarian cancer cells (IC50 0.17 and 2.50 μM, respectively) and the encapsulated complexes, as RuMs and OsMs nanoparticles, were less potent (IC50 6.69 μM and 117.5 μM, respectively), but more selective towards cancer cells compared to normal cells.
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    Structural reorganization of cylindrical nanoparticles triggered by polylactide stereocomplexation

    Sun, L.; Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Kirby, N.; Schiller, T.L.; Sanchez, A.M.; Dyson, M.A.; Sloan, J.; Wilson, N.R.; O'Reilly, R.K.; Dove, A.P. (2014-12-17)
    Co-crystallization of polymers with different configurations/tacticities provides access to materials with enhanced performance. The stereocomplexation of isotactic poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide) has led to improved properties compared with each homochiral material. Herein, we report the preparation of stereocomplex micelles from a mixture of poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(acrylic acid) and poly(D-lactide)-b-poly(acrylic acid) diblock copolymers in water via crystallization-driven self-assembly. During the formation of these stereocomplex micelles, an unexpected morphological transition results in the formation of dense crystalline spherical micelles rather than cylinders. Furthermore, mixture of cylinders with opposite homochirality in either THF/H2O mixtures or in pure water at 65 °C leads to disassembly into stereocomplexed spherical micelles. Similarly, a transition is also observed in a related PEO-b-PLLA/PEO-b-PDLA system, demonstrating wider applicability. This new mechanism for morphological reorganization, through competitive crystallization and stereocomplexation and without the requirement for an external stimulus, allows for new opportunities in controlled release and delivery applications.
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    Dual effect of thiol addition on fluorescent polymeric micelles: ON-to-OFF emissive switch and morphology transition

    Mabire, A.B.; Robin, M.P.; Willcock, H.; Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Kirby, N.; O'Reilly, R.K. (2014-08-07)
    The morphology transition from micelles to vesicles of a solution-state self-assembled block copolymer, containing a fluorescent dye at the core–shell interface, has been induced by an addition–elimination reaction using a thiol, and has been shown to be coupled to a simultaneous ON-to-OFF switch in particle fluorescence.
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    Fabrication of crystals from single metal atoms

    Barry, Nicolas P.E.; Pitto-Barry, Anaïs; Sanchez, A.M.; Dove, A.P.; Procter, R.J.; Soldevila-Barreda, J.J.; Kirby, N.; Hands-Portman, I.; Smith, C.J.; O'Reilly, R.K.; et al. (2014)
    Metal nanocrystals offer new concepts for the design of nanodevices with a range of potential applications. Currently the formation of metal nanocrystals cannot be controlled at the level of individual atoms. Here we describe a new general method for the fabrication of multi-heteroatom-doped graphitic matrices decorated with very small, ångström-sized, three-dimensional (3D)-metal crystals of defined size. We irradiate boron-rich precious-metal-encapsulated self-spreading polymer micelles with electrons and produce, in real time, a doped graphitic support on which individual osmium atoms hop and migrate to form 3D-nanocrystals, as small as 15 Å in diameter, within 1 h. Crystal growth can be observed, quantified and controlled in real time. We also synthesize the first examples of mixed ruthenium–osmium 3D-nanocrystals. This technology not only allows the production of ångström-sized homo- and hetero-crystals, but also provides new experimental insight into the dynamics of nanocrystals and pathways for their assembly from single atoms.
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