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Fusion‐Induced Growth of Biomimetic Polymersomes: Behavior of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)‐Poly(ethylene oxide) Vesicles in Saline Solutions Under High Agitation
Author(s) -
Marušič Nika,
Zhao Ziliang,
Otrin Lado,
Dimova Rumiana,
Ivanov Ivan,
Sundmacher Kai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.202270016
Subject(s) - polymersome , vesicle , ethylene oxide , membrane , salt (chemistry) , chemistry , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , biophysics , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , copolymer , amphiphile , biochemistry , polymer , biology , engineering
Back Cover : In article number 2100712 by Ivan Ivanov and co‐workers, a functionalized dimethicone, commercially used as emulsifier in cosmetics, self‐assembles into vesicles and even provides a suitable environment for membrane proteins. Upon vigorous agitation in the presence of physiological concentrations of salt, these vesicles continuously fuse to reach micrometer dimensions, taking up biopolymers and nucleotides along the way, which provides a facile procedure for the preparation of cellular mimics.