Aqueous ROPISA of α-amino acid <i>N</i>-carboxyanhydrides: polypeptide block secondary structure controls nanoparticle shape anisotropy
Chloé Grazon, Pedro Salas‐Ambrosio, Ségolène Antoine, Emmanuel Ibarboure, Olivier Sandre, Andrew J. Clulow, Ben J. Boyd, Mark W. Grinstaff, Sébastien Lecommandoux, Colin Bonduelle
Abstract
Ring-Opening Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (ROPISA) of N -carboxyanhydride is an efficient one-step process to obtain nanomaterials made of polypeptides.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerizationAqueous solutionNanoparticleChemistryNanomaterialsBlock (permutation group theory)Ring-opening polymerizationPolymer chemistryAnisotropyAmino acidProtein secondary structureChemical engineeringBiophysicsPolymerMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPhysicsGeometryBiologyMathematicsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials