Compartmentalised single-chain nanoparticles and their function

Abstract

for the covalent and non-covalent encapsulation of catalysts or drugs, they represent a novel, exciting, and expanding research area. Starting from the architectural and chemical design of the starting copolymers by controlling their amphiphilic profile, the embedding of blocks-, or secondary-structure-mimetic arrangements, we discuss design principles to form internal compartments inside the SCNPs. While the generation of compartments inside SCNPs is straightforward, their analysis is still challenging and often demands special techniques. We finally discuss applications of SCNPs, also linked to the compartment formation, predicting a bright future for these special nanoobjects.

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