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Elizabeth R. Gillies

Elizabeth R. Gillies

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
11163
World Ranking
16258
National Ranking
436

Overview

Elizabeth R. Gillies is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and medicine, with significant contributions spanning organic chemistry, polymers and plastics, biomaterials, molecular biology, and molecular medicine.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Synthesis and Properties of Polymers

Elizabeth R. Gillies has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Biomacromolecules
  • European Polymer Journal
  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Macromolecules

They have co-authored multiple articles with colleagues such as Zhengyu Deng, Xiaoli Liang, Quinton E. A. Sirianni, C. Thomas Appleton, and Xueli Mei, reflecting ongoing collaborative work in their research areas.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Stimuli-Responsive Polymers at the Interface with Biology, 2024, Biomacromolecules
  • Emerging Trends in the Chemistry of End-to-End Depolymerization, 2023, JACS Au
  • Designing Polymers with Stimuli-Responsive Degradation for Biomedical Applications, 2022, Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering
  • pH-Sensitive Chitosan Nanoparticles for Salivary Protein Delivery, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • The Architectural Evolution of Self-Immolative Polymers, 2020, Polymer

Best Publications

  • Dendrimers and dendritic polymers in drug delivery.

    Elizabeth R Gillies;Jean M J Fréchet

  • A single dose of doxorubicin-functionalized bow-tie dendrimer cures mice bearing C-26 colon carcinomas.

    Cameron C. Lee;Elizabeth R. Gillies;Megan E. Fox;Steven J. Guillaudeu

  • pH-responsive copolymer assemblies for controlled release of doxorubicin

    Elizabeth R Gillies;Jean M J Fréchet

  • Stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies of linear-dendritic copolymers.

    Elizabeth R Gillies;Thomas B Jonsson;Jean M J Fréchet

  • Designing macromolecules for therapeutic applications: polyester dendrimer-poly(ethylene oxide) "bow-tie" hybrids with tunable molecular weight and architecture.

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • Acetals as pH-Sensitive Linkages for Drug Delivery

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;and Andrew P. Goodwin;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Biological evaluation of polyester dendrimer: poly(ethylene oxide) "bow-tie" hybrids with tunable molecular weight and architecture.

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;Edward Dy;Jean M. J. Fréchet;Francis C. Szoka

  • Curcumin, a promising anti-cancer therapeutic: a review of its chemical properties, bioactivity and approaches to cancer cell delivery

    Melessa Salem;Sohrab Rohani;Elizabeth R. Gillies

  • A new approach towards acid sensitive copolymer micelles for drug delivery

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Macrocyclic and helical oligoamides as a new class of G-quadruplex ligands.

    Pravin S. Shirude;Elizabeth R. Gillies;Sylvain Ladame;Frédéric Godde

  • A cascade biodegradable polymer based on alternating cyclization and elimination reactions.

    Matthew A Dewit;Elizabeth R Gillies

  • Non-covalently functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube for topical siRNA delivery into melanoma.

    King Sun Siu;Di Chen;Xiufen Zheng;Xusheng Zhang

  • Polyglyoxylates: A Versatile Class of Triggerable Self-Immolative Polymers from Readily Accessible Monomers

    Bo Fan;John F. Trant;Andrew D. Wong;Elizabeth R. Gillies

  • Enhanced Cell Uptake of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Functionalized with Dendritic Guanidines

    Amanda L. Martin;Lisa M. Bernas;Brian K. Rutt;Paula J. Foster

  • Amplified release through the stimulus triggered degradation of self-immolative oligomers, dendrimers, and linear polymers.

    Andrew D. Wong;Matthew A. DeWit;Elizabeth R. Gillies

  • Development of acid-sensitive copolymer micelles for drug delivery*

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • Antibacterial Activity of Polymers: Discussions on the Nature of Amphiphilic Balance.

    Edmund F. Palermo;Karen Lienkamp;Elizabeth R. Gillies;Paul J. Ragogna

  • Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials with Dendritic Groups: Toward Enhanced Binding to Biological Targets

    Amanda L. Martin;Bo Li;Elizabeth R. Gillies

  • Triggering Depolymerization: Progress and Opportunities for Self-Immolative Polymers

    Rebecca E. Yardley;Amir Rabiee Kenaree;Elizabeth R. Gillies

  • Development and Biological Assessment of Fully Water‐Soluble Helical Aromatic Amide Foldamers

    Elizabeth R. Gillies;Elizabeth R. Gillies;Frédérique Deiss;Cathy Staedel;Jean-Marie Schmitter

  • Curcumin, a Promising Anticancer Therapeutic: A Review of Its Chemical Properties, Bioactivity and Approaches to Cancer Cell Delivery

    Melessa Salem;Sohrab Rohani;Elizabeth R. Gillies

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean M. J. Fréchet
Jean M. J. Fréchet University of California, Berkeley
Frank Beier
Frank Beier University of Western Ontario
Wei-Ping Min
Wei-Ping Min Lawson Health Research Institute
Georgina K. Such
Georgina K. Such University of Melbourne
Brian G. Amsden
Brian G. Amsden Queen's University
Jun Yang
Jun Yang University of Western Ontario
Olivier Sandre
Olivier Sandre University of Bordeaux
Sohrab Rohani
Sohrab Rohani University of Western Ontario
Ivan Huc
Ivan Huc Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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