Dynamic single chain polymeric nanoparticles : from structure to function.

M. Artar, E. Huerta Martinez, E.W. Meijer, A.R.A. Palmans

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Abstract

Achieving the perfection of Nature in forming ordered structures in three dimensions is one of the great challenges for supramolecular chemists. Recently, the merger of supramolecular and polymer chemistry resulted in the preparation of polymers with pendant supramolecular motifs that intramolecularly self-assemble in solution into structures of defined size and shape. This review summarizes the recent progress made in preparing and characterizing such compartmentalized structures in solution in which the internal structure arises from non-covalent bond formation, making the obtained particles dynamic and adaptable. In addition, the potential of these so-called dynamic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs) is explored. We highlight the potential of SCPNs for catalysis in water and sensing, functions that all arise as a result of the well-defined conformations that are attained by directional non-covalent interactions
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSequence-Controlled Polymers : Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Properties
EditorsJ.-F. Lutz, T.Y. Meyer, M. Ouchi, M. Sawamoto
Place of PublicationWashington D.C.
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages313-325
ISBN (Print)9780841230019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameACS Symposium Series
Volume1170
ISSN (Print)0097-6156

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