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In Situ ATRP‐Mediated Hierarchical Formation of Giant Amphiphile Bionanoreactors
Author(s) -
Le Droumaguet Benjamin,
Velonia Kelly
Publication year - 2008
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.200801007
Subject(s) - amphiphile , in situ , polystyrene , polymer chemistry , grafting , chemistry , materials science , copolymer , polymer , organic chemistry
Functional giants : Amphiphilic bioconjugates can be synthesized in situ by grafting polystyrene from a protein (see scheme). The resulting giant amphiphiles display low polydispersities and the characteristic aggregation properties of amphiphilic biomacromolecules. A second, catalytically active guest protein can also be included within the superstructures.