Advances in the Phototriggered Synthesis of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles

Polymers

Ester Verde-Sesto¹  JoséA. Pomposo¹  Agustín Blázquez-Martín¹ 

[1] Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain;

关键词: photochemistry;    photofolding;    single-chain nanoparticles;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym11111903

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Clean use of photons from light to activate chemical reactions offers 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 some different strategies developed to synthesize SCNPs based on photoactivated intrachain homocoupling, phototriggered intrachain heterocoupling and photogenerated collapse induced by an 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.

【 授权许可】

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