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Advances in Click Chemistry for Single-Chain Nanoparticle Construction
(MDPI, 2013-03)
Single-chain polymeric nanoparticles are artificial folded soft nano-objects of ultra-small size which have recently gained prominence in nanoscience and nanotechnology due to their exceptional and sometimes unique properties. ...
Metal-Free Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Nanoparticles by Enamine "Click" Chemistry at Room Temperature
(MDPI, 2011-12)
"Click" chemistry has become an efficient avenue to unimolecular polymeric nanoparticles through the self-crosslinking of individual polymer chains containing appropriate functional groups. Herein we report the synthesis ...
Stars, combs and bottlebrushes of elastic single-chain nanoparticles
(Elsevier, 2022-10)
Hierarchical self-assembly of structural elements gives rise to superstructures often with outstanding properties when compared to individual elements, as first observed in nature. While folding of individual synthetic ...
Intra- vs Intermolecular Cross-Links in Poly(methyl methacrylate) Networks Containing Enamine Bonds
(American Chemical Society, 2022)
The molecular dynamics of a copolymer composed of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and (2-acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate (AEMA) monomers and the influence on it of intra-to intermolecular cross-links of AEMA units with ethylenediamine ...
Homogenization of Mutually Immiscible Polymers Using Nanoscale Effects: A Theoretical Study
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2008)
A theoretical study to investigate homogenization of mutually immiscible polymers using nanoscale effects has been performed. Specifically, the miscibility behavior of all-polymer nanocomposites composed of linear-polystyrene ...
A method to estimate the size of single-chain nanoparticles under severe crowding conditions
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01-05)
[EN] Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) result from the folding of isolated polymer chains via intramolecular interactions. Currently, there is no theory able to rationalize the astonishing conformational behaviour of SCNPs ...
Advances in Single-Chain Nanoparticles for Catalysis Applications
(MDPI, 2017-10-21)
Enzymes are the most efficient catalysts known for working in an aqueous environment near room temperature. The folding of individual polymer chains to functional single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) offers many opportunities ...
Efficient Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles via Amide Formation
(Hindawi Publishing, 2015)
Single-chain technology (SCT) allows the transformation of individual polymer chains to folded/collapsed unimolecular soft nanoparticles. In this work we contribute to the enlargement of the SCT toolbox by demonstrating ...
Advances in the Multi-Orthogonal Folding of Single Polymer Chains into Single-Chain Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2021-01-18)
The folding of certain proteins (e.g., enzymes) into perfectly defined 3D conformations via multi-orthogonal interactions is critical to their function. Concerning synthetic polymers chains, the “folding” of individual ...
Advances in Fluorescent Single-Chain Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2017-10-26)
Fluorophore molecules can be monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, which are highly useful and widely used techniques in cell biology, biochemistry, and medicine (e.g., biomarker analysis, immunoassays, ...