Issue 19, 2012
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Soft Matter

Charge complementary enzymatic reconfigurable polymeric nanostructures†

Pier-Francesco Caponi,a   Françoise M. Winnikb  and  Rein V. Ulijn*a  

* Corresponding authors

a WestCHEM/Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
E-mail: rein.ulijn@strath.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)141 548 4822
Tel: +44 (0)141 548 2110

b Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

Abstract

We report on reconfigurable polymeric nanostructures based on ionic interactions between two Fmoc-amino acids coupled to polyoxazoline. The dimension, composition and thermal responsiveness of these structures can be selectively modified by the catalytic action of alkaline phosphatase.

Graphical abstract: Charge complementary enzymatic reconfigurable polymeric nanostructures

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2SM07460E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Dec 2011
Accepted
23 Mar 2012
First published
05 Apr 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 5127-5130

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