Year: 2022
Type: review
Abstract: Inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) are useful materials in the chemical, physical, biological, and medical sciences. Biomedical applications require inorganic NPs to be stable in hydrophilic environments and to avoid premature biodegradation or clearance by the immune system. For this, the NP surface is engineered to enable NP colloidal stability, biocompatibility, and biomedical function. In this review, we present recent advances in polymer coatings of inorganic NPs focusing on polymer composition, ligand architecture, and the resulting coating properties. Further, we discuss how engineering of the polymer coatings governs the NP physicochemical and biological properties, enabling biomedical use as therapeutics, diagnostics , biosensors, and building blocks for material assembly.
Institution: ETH Zurich
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,840
Funders: National Science Foundation, European Commission, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
OpenAlex ID: W4283804540