Table 2.
Examples of stimuli-responsive dendritic polymers
| Stimuli | Responsive moiety | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal stimuli | pH | Acylhydrazone | [26] |
| Phenylboronate | [28] | ||
| Hydrazide | [29] | ||
| Acetal | [30] | ||
| Reduction | Disulfide | [20,31] | |
| Diselenide | [32] | ||
| Oxidation | Selenide | [33,34] | |
| Enzyme | Enzyme substrate | [27,33,35] | |
| External stimuli | Light | Spiropyran | [33,36] |
| Azobenzene | [37, 38] | ||
| Aminomethylpyrene | [39] | ||
| Temperature | PDMAEMA, | [40] | |
| PEGMEMA-PPGMA-EGDMA | [41] | ||
| PNIPAM | [42] | ||
| Collagen | [43] | ||
| Magnetic field | Magnetic nanoparticles | [44] | |
| Multi-stimuli | Combination | Combination | [14,45-47] |
Note: Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA). A copolymer composed of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methylacrylate (PEGMEMA) copolymerized, poly(propylene glycol) methacrylate (PPGMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), (PEGMEMA-PPGMA-EGDMA).