Research

 A significant effort is dedicated to devising new synthetic routes to functional macromolecules. In addition to relying on living/controlled radical polymerization techniques to prepare polymers of controlled molecular weight and retained end group functionality, highly efficient postpolymerization modification is required to incorporate functionality not easily included in the monomer, initiator, or chain transfer agents. Many chemical transformations employed in organic synthesis do not demonstrate the same degree of efficiency and orthogonality when used for the functionalization of high molecular weight  macromolecules. Therefore, a significant effort in our group has involved the extension of "click chemistry" methodologies for functional polymer synthesis. 

The solution behavior of polymers that exhibit "smart" behavior in aqueous media is being investigated. Responsive block copolymers can be induced to form micelles, vesicles, or gels, and may ultimately lead to new applications in controlled drug delivery, tissue engineering, and surface biocompatibilization. We are also involved in environmentally effective polymers which change their phase with the effect of temperature, pH, Light, magnetic, etc (https://doi.org/10.1039/C3PY01648J). We can design polymers according to the requirements and appropriate stimuli. We also checked the solution concentration effect on the synthesis of clickable polymers to obtain intermolecular or/and intramolecular polymers (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134%2FS1560090419060095).

Time‐Dependent Sustained Drug Release

We are engaged in designing several unique framework of hydrogels which have good controllability for releasing the drug (https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201300585). We are also involved in target specific drug release using magnetic nanogels.