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Chen T, Qiu M, Peng Y, Yi C, Xu Z. Colloidal Polymer-Templated Formation of Inorganic Nanocrystals and their Emerging Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303282. [PMID: 37409416 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Inorganic nanocrystals possess unique physicochemical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Stabilizing agents are commonly used for the preparation of inorganic nanocrystals with controllable properties. Particularly, colloidal polymers have emerged as general and robust templates for in situ formation and confinement of inorganic nanocrystals. In addition to templating and stabilizing inorganic nanocrystals, colloidal polymers can tailor their physicochemical properties such as size, shape, structure, composition, surface chemistry, and so on. By incorporating functional groups into colloidal polymers, desired functions can be integrated with inorganic nanocrystals, advancing their potential applications. Here, recent advances in the colloidal polymer-templated formation of inorganic nanocrystals are reviewed. Seven types of colloidal polymers, including dendrimer, polymer micelle, stare-like block polymer, bottlebrush polymer, spherical polyelectrolyte brush, microgel, and single-chain nanoparticle, have been extensively applied for the synthesis of inorganic nanocrystals. Different strategies for the development of these colloidal polymer-templated inorganic nanocrystals are summarized. Then, their emerging applications in the fields of catalysis, biomedicine, solar cells, sensing, light-emitting diodes, and lithium-ion batteries are highlighted. Last, the remaining issues and future directions are discussed. This review will stimulate the development and application of colloidal polymer-templated inorganic nanocrystals.
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- Tianyou Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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Wang Y, Zhu X. Nanofabrication within unimolecular nanoreactors. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:12698-12711. [PMID: 32525189 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02674c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) have been a research focus over the last three decades owing to their unique properties and extensive applications. It is crucial to precisely control the features of NPs including topology, architecture, composition, size, surface and assembly because these features will affect their properties and then applications. Ingenious nanofabrication strategies have been developed to precisely control these features of NPs, especially for templated nanofabrication within predesigned nanoreactors. Compared with conventional nanoreactors (hard templates and supramolecular nanoreactors), unimolecular nanoreactors exhibit (1) covalently stable nanostructures uninfluenced by environmental variations, (2) extensively regulated features of the structure including topology, composition, size, surface and valence due to the rapid development of polymer chemistry, and (3) effective encapsulation of abundant guests with or without strong interaction to achieve the function of loading, delivery and conversion of guests. Thus, unimolecular nanoreactors have shown fascinating prospects as templates for nanofabrication. Various NPs with expected topologies (sphere, rod, tube, branch, and ring), architectures (compact, hollow, core-shell, and necklace-like), compositions (metal, metal oxide, semiconductor, doping, alloy, silica, and composite), sizes (generally 1-100 nm), surface properties (hydrophilic, hydrophobic, reactivity, valence and responsivity) and assemblies (oligomer, chain, and aggregate) can be fabricated easily within reasonably designed unimolecular nanoreactors in a programmable way. In this review, we provide a brief introduction of the properties and types of unimolecular nanoreactors, a condensed summary of representative methodologies of nanofabrication within various unimolecular nanoreactors and a predicted outlook of the potential further developments of this charming nanofabrication approach.
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- Youfu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
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De-La-Cuesta J, Asenjo-Sanz I, Latorre-Sánchez A, González E, Martínez-Tong DE, Pomposo JA. Enzyme-mimetic synthesis of PEDOT from self-folded iron-containing single-chain nanoparticles. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kröger APP, Paulusse JMJ. Single-chain polymer nanoparticles in controlled drug delivery and targeted imaging. J Control Release 2018; 286:326-347. [PMID: 30077737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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As a relatively new class of materials, single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) just entered the field of (biomedical) applications, with recent advances in polymer science enabling the formation of bio-inspired nanosized architectures. Exclusive intramolecular collapse of individual polymer chains results in individual nanoparticles. With sizes an order of magnitude smaller than conventional polymer nanoparticles, SCNPs are in the size regime of many proteins and viruses (1-20 nm). Multifaceted syntheses and design strategies give access to a wide set of highly modular SCNP materials. This review describes how SCNPs have been rendered water-soluble and highlights ongoing research efforts towards biocompatible SCNPs with tunable properties for controlled drug delivery, targeted imaging and protein mimicry.
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- A Pia P Kröger
- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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De-La-Cuesta J, González E, Pomposo JA. Advances in Fluorescent Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Molecules 2017; 22:E1819. [PMID: 29072594 PMCID: PMC6150276 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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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, cancer diagnosis). Several fluorescent micro- and nanoparticle systems based on block copolymer micelles and cross-linked polymer networks, quantum dots, π-conjugated polymers, and dendrimers have been evaluated as optical imaging systems. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the construction of fluorescent single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are valuable artificial soft nano-objects with a small tunable size (as small as 3 nm). In particular, the main methods currently available to endow SCNPs with fluorescent properties are discussed in detail, showing illustrative examples.
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- Julen De-La-Cuesta
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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Rubio-Cervilla J, González E, Pomposo JA. Advances in Single-Chain Nanoparticles for Catalysis Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 7:E341. [PMID: 29065489 PMCID: PMC5666506 DOI: 10.3390/nano7100341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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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 for the development of artificial enzyme-mimic catalysts showing both high catalytic activity and specificity. In this review, we highlight recent results obtained in the use of SCNPs as bioinspired, highly-efficient nanoreactors (3-30 nm) for the synthesis of a variety of nanomaterials (inorganic nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanodots), polymers, and chemical compounds, as well as nanocontainers for CO₂ capture and release.
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- Jon Rubio-Cervilla
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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Lligadas G, Grama S, Percec V. Single-Electron Transfer Living Radical Polymerization Platform to Practice, Develop, and Invent. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:2981-3008. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Gerard Lligadas
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Laboratory
of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic
Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Construction of Polyarylenes with Various Structural Features via Bergman Cyclization Polymerization. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2017; 375:60. [PMID: 28534207 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-017-0145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Synthetic polymer chemistry is a fundamental part of polymer science, and highly efficient polymerization reactions are essential for the synthesis of high-performance polymers. Development of new synthetic methods for emerging polymer science is of great importance in this regard. Bergman cyclization is a chemical process in which highly reactive aryl diradicals form from enediyne precursors, having a strong impact in a number of fields including pharmaceutics, synthetic chemistry, and materials science. Diradical intermediates stemming from enediynes can cause DNA cleavage under physiological conditions, leading to the strong cytotoxicity of many naturally occurring enediyne antibiotics. Meanwhile, diradical intermediates can quickly couple with each other to construct polyarylenes, providing a novel method to synthesize these conjugated polymers with the advantages of facile and catalyst-free operation, high efficiency, and tailored structure. Moreover, conjugated polymers generated by Bergman cyclization exhibit many remarkable properties, such as excellent thermal stability and good solubility and processability, enabling their further processing into carbon-rich materials. This review presents a brief overview of the trajectory of Bergman cyclization in polymer science, followed by an introduction to research advances, mainly from our group, in developing polymerization methods based on Bergman cyclization, taking advantages of its catalyst-free, byproduct-free, in situ polymerization mechanism to synthesize new polymeric materials with various structures and morphologies. These synthetic strategies include fabrication of rod-like polymers with polyester, dendrimer, and chiral imide side chains, functionalization of carbon nanomaterials by surface-grafting conjugated polymers, formation of nanoparticles by intramolecular collapse of single polymer chains, and construction of carbon nanomembranes on the external and internal surface of inorganic nanomaterials. These polymers with novel structural features have been used in a variety of fields, such as energy transformation, energy storage, catalyst support, and fluorescent detection. Finally, the outlook for future developments of Bergman cyclization in polymer science is presented.
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Lligadas G, Grama S, Percec V. Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Biomacromolecules and their Conjugates by Single Electron Transfer-Living Radical Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:1039-1063. [PMID: 28276244 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Single electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) represents a robust and versatile tool for the synthesis of vinyl polymers with well-defined topology and chain end functionality. The crucial step in SET-LRP is the disproportionation of the Cu(I)X generated by activation with Cu(0) wire, powder, or nascent Cu(0) generated in situ into nascent, extremely reactive Cu(0) atoms and nanoparticles and Cu(II)X2. Nascent Cu(0) activates the initiator and dormant chains via a homogeneous or heterogeneous outer-sphere single-electron transfer mechanism (SET-LRP). SET-LRP provides an ultrafast polymerization of a plethora of monomers (e.g., (meth)-acrylates, (meth)-acrylamides, styrene, and vinyl chloride) including hydrophobic and water insoluble to hydrophilic and water soluble. Some advantageous features of SET-LRP are (i) the use of Cu(0) wire or powder as readily available catalysts under mild reaction conditions, (ii) their excellent control over molecular weight evolution and distribution as well as polymer chain ends, (iii) their high functional group tolerance allowing the polymerization of commercial-grade monomers, and (iv) the limited purification required for the resulting polymers. In this Perspective, we highlight the recent advancements of SET-LRP in the synthesis of biomacromolecules and of their conjugates.
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- Gerard Lligadas
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States.,Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili , Tarragona, Spain
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Wang F, Diesendruck CE. Advantages and limitations of diisocyanates in intramolecular collapse. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00712d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A comprehensive examination of the synthesis of single chain polymer nanoparticles (SCPNs) from a copolymer of methyl acrylate (MA) and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) via the intra-chain urethane formation by using hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) as a cross-linker is described.
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- Feng Wang
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell-Berrie Nanotechnology Institute
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Haifa
- Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell-Berrie Nanotechnology Institute
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Haifa
- Israel
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Latorre-Sánchez A, Pomposo JA. Recent bioinspired applications of single-chain nanoparticles. POLYM INT 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Alejandro Latorre-Sánchez
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) − Materials Physics Centre; Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 E-20018 San Sebastián Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales; Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU); Apartado 1072 E-20800 San Sebastián Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) − Materials Physics Centre; Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 E-20018 San Sebastián Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales; Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU); Apartado 1072 E-20800 San Sebastián Spain
- IKERBASQUE − Basque Foundation for Science; María Díaz de Haro 3 E48013 Bilbao Spain
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Anastasaki A, Nikolaou V, Haddleton DM. Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization: recent highlights and applications; a perspective. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py01916h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization or single electron transfer living radical polymerization (Cu(0)-mediated LRP or SET-LRP) is a versatile polymerization technique that has attracted considerable interest during the past few years for the facile preparation of advanced materials.
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- Athina Anastasaki
- University of Warwick
- Chemistry Department
- Coventry
- UK
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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- University of Warwick
- Chemistry Department
- Coventry
- UK
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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Altintas O, Barner-Kowollik C. Single-Chain Folding of Synthetic Polymers: A Critical Update. Macromol Rapid Commun 2015; 37:29-46. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ozcan Altintas
- Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry; Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesserstr. 18 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry; Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesserstr. 18 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Mavila S, Eivgi O, Berkovich I, Lemcoff NG. Intramolecular Cross-Linking Methodologies for the Synthesis of Polymer Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2015; 116:878-961. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sudheendran Mavila
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva-84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva-84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva-84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva-84105, Israel
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Anastasaki A, Nikolaou V, Nurumbetov G, Wilson P, Kempe K, Quinn JF, Davis TP, Whittaker MR, Haddleton DM. Cu(0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization: A Versatile Tool for Materials Synthesis. Chem Rev 2015; 116:835-77. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Athina Anastasaki
- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom
- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3152, Australia
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Lo Verso F, Pomposo JA, Colmenero J, Moreno AJ. Simulation guided design of globular single-chain nanoparticles by tuning the solvent quality. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:1369-1375. [PMID: 25574662 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02475c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The control of primary and further structures of individual folded/collapsed synthetic polymers has received significant attention in recent years. However, the synthesis of single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) showing a compact, globular conformation in solution has turned out so far to be highly elusive. By means of simulations, we propose two methods for obtaining globular SCNPs in solution. The first synthesis route is performed in the bad solvent, with the precursor anchored to a surface. In the second route we use a random copolymer precursor with unreactive solvophilic and reactive solvophobic units, which form a single core-shell structure. Both protocols prevent intermolecular cross-linking. After recovering good solvent conditions, the swollen nanoparticles maintain their globular character. The proposed methods are experimentally realizable and do not require specific sequence control of the precursors. Our results pave the way for the synthesis via solvent-assisted design of a new generation of globular soft nanoparticles mimicking global conformations of native proteins in solution.
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- Federica Lo Verso
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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Gonzalez-Burgos M, Latorre-Sanchez A, Pomposo JA. Advances in single chain technology. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:6122-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00209e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent advances in single chain technology for the construction of soft nano-objects via chain compaction, and their envisioned applications.
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- Marina Gonzalez-Burgos
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – Materials Physics Center
- E-20018 San Sebastián
- Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – Materials Physics Center
- E-20018 San Sebastián
- Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – Materials Physics Center
- E-20018 San Sebastián
- Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
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Pomposo JA, Perez-Baena I, Lo Verso F, Moreno AJ, Arbe A, Colmenero J. How Far Are Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles in Solution from the Globular State? ACS Macro Lett 2014; 3:767-772. [PMID: 35590711 DOI: 10.1021/mz500354q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) are unimolecular soft nano-objects, consisting of individual polymer chains collapsed to a certain degree by means of intramolecular bonding. Many of the potential applications of SCNPs rely on their particular molecular architecture. Even if the ultimate goal is to produce globular protein-like soft nanoparticles, recent small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) results-supported by computer simulations-indicate that SCNPs in solution actually adopt sparse configurations. Herein we compile size data from the literature for a large number of SCNPs in solution, covering from covalent to noncovalent bonded SCNPs, and provide a comparison with the corresponding data for compact or partially swollen globules of the same nature and molar mass. This comparison gives a clear idea of how far from the compact globule limit are current SCNPs. A quantification of the departure from the globular state is provided in terms of size scaling laws. This procedure facilitates a comparison with the size scaling laws observed for folded proteins with globular conformation as well as intrinsically disordered proteins which, on average, exhibit a certain local compaction when compared to chemically denatured proteins. Lastly, the underlying physical mechanism for the noncompact morphology of SCNPs in solution is put forward, and guidelines for the potential synthesis of true SCNP globules in solution are suggested.
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Affiliation(s)
- José A. Pomposo
- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda Urquijo 36, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
| | - Irma Perez-Baena
- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
| | - Federica Lo Verso
- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Advances in click chemistry for single-chain nanoparticle construction. Molecules 2013; 18:3339-55. [PMID: 23493101 PMCID: PMC6270143 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18033339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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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. This review focuses on the current state of the investigations of click chemistry techniques for highly-efficient single-chain nanoparticle construction. Additionally, recent progress achieved for the use of well-defined single-chain nanoparticles in some promising fields, such as nanomedicine and catalysis, is highlighted.
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