A minimalistic catalytically-active cell mimetic made of a supra-molecular hydrogel encapsulated into a polymersome
Rosa Martí‐Centelles, Jenifer Rubio‐Magnieto, Beatriu Escuder
Abstract
A minimalistic multicomponent cell mimetic is described consisting of a fibrillar network formed by the self-assembly of a low molecular weight compound (cytoskeleton-like) that is entrapped into a polymersome (membrane-like), namely a jelly-polymersome. A simple imidazole-appended hydrogelator is used in order to obtain a catalytic nanoreactor able to hydrolyze an ester within the compartment in its self-assembled state.
Topics & Concepts
PolymersomeChemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyMaterials scienceCopolymerPolymerOrganic chemistryAmphiphileSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsCephalopods and Marine Biology