Recent advances in permeable polymersomes: fabrication, responsiveness, and applications

Y Zhu, S Cao, M Huo, JCM van Hest, H Che - Chemical science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymersomes are vesicular nanostructures enclosed by a bilayer-membrane self-
assembled from amphiphilic block copolymers, which exhibit higher stability compared with …

Emerging trends in solution self-assembly of block copolymers

Z Deng, S Liu - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the foundation of macromolecular science by Staudinger, advances in polymer
chemistry have unveiled enormous avenues for controlling chemical structures at the …

Thermogelling of amphiphilic block copolymers in water: ABA type versus AB or BAB type

S Cui, L Yu, J Ding - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Some amphiphilic block copolymers exhibit sol–gel transition in water upon heating, which
affords a promising injectable thermogel in clinic and an interesting soft matter system. While …

Nanorobots: machines squeezed between molecular motors and micromotors

F Novotný, H Wang, M Pumera - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
The development of a new set of tools is often a culminating point in humanity's
understanding and harnessing of nature. So-called" micro/nanomotors" are artificial …

Non-spherical polymersomes: formation and characterization

CK Wong, MH Stenzel, P Thordarson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymersomes are self-assembled hollow membrane sacs that are not only able to
encapsulate hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic molecules, but also possess exceptional …

Tetrapod polymersomes

J Xiao, J Du - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hollow nanoparticles such as polymersomes have promising potentials in many fields.
However, the design and construction of higher-order polymersomes with precisely …

Cucurbit-like polymersomes with aggregation-induced emission properties show enzyme-mediated motility

S Cao, H Wu, IAB Pijpers, J Shao… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymersomes that incorporate aggregation-induced emission (AIE) moieties are attractive
inherently fluorescent nanoparticles with biomedical application potential for cell/tissue …

Ordered Conformation‐Regulated Vesicular Membrane Permeability

Y Zheng, Z Wang, Z Li, H Liu, J Wei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, the folding and conformation of proteins can control the cell or organelle
membrane permeability and regulate the life activities. Here we report the first example of …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (ionic liquid) nanovesicles via polymerization induced self-assembly and their stabilization of Cu nanoparticles for tailored CO2 electroreduction

X Pan, Z Kochovski, YL Wang, RM Sarhan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, we report a straightforward, scalable synthetic route towards poly (ionic liquid)(PIL)
homopolymer nanovesicles (NVs) with a tunable particle size of 50 to 120 nm and a shell …

Shape Transformation of Polymer Vesicles

W Li, S Zhang, M Sun, S Kleuskens… - Accounts of Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Life activities, such as respiration, are accomplished through the continuous
shape modulation of cells, tissues, and organs. Developing smart materials with shape …