Verde-Sesto, E.; Blázquez-Martín, A.; Pomposo, J.A. Advances in the Phototriggered Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles. Polymers2019, 11, 1903.
Verde-Sesto, E.; Blázquez-Martín, A.; Pomposo, J.A. Advances in the Phototriggered Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles. Polymers 2019, 11, 1903.
Verde-Sesto, E.; Blázquez-Martín, A.; Pomposo, J.A. Advances in the Phototriggered Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles. Polymers2019, 11, 1903.
Verde-Sesto, E.; Blázquez-Martín, A.; Pomposo, J.A. Advances in the Phototriggered Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles. Polymers 2019, 11, 1903.
Abstract
Clean use of photons from light to activate chemical reactions offer many possibilities in different fields, from chemistry and biology to materials science and medicine. This review article describes the advances carried out in last decades toward the phototriggered synthesis of single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) as soft nanomaterials with promising applications in enzyme-mimicking catalysis and nanomedicine, among other different uses. First, we summarize different strategies developed to synthesize SCNPs based on photoactivated intrachain homocoupling, phototriggered intrachain heterocoupling and photogenerated collapse induced by external cross-linker. Next, we comprehensively review the emergent topic of photoactivated multifolding applied to SCNP construction. Finally, we conclude by summarizing recent strategies towards phototriggered disassembly of SCNPs.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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