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Shell‐in‐Shell Microcapsules: A Novel Tool for Integrated, Spatially Confined Enzymatic Reactions
Author(s) -
Kreft Oliver,
Prevot Michelle,
Möhwald Helmuth,
Sukhorukov Gleb B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200701173
Subject(s) - shell (structure) , chemistry , semipermeable membrane , enzyme , membrane , diffusion , capsule , nanotechnology , biophysics , computer science , materials science , biochemistry , physics , biology , botany , thermodynamics , composite material
The Matryoshka theory : This unique type of shell‐in‐shell microcapsule facilitates the stable spatial separation of biopolymers (enzymes) within distinct compartments of a single capsule entity. Architecture and wall properties of this system allow for the concerted action of enzymes from separate capsule compartments by metabolite diffusion across a semipermeable, intersecting polyelectrolyte membrane.