Hollow Capsules with Multiresponsive Valves for Controlled Enzymatic Reactions

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Contributors

  • Xiaoling Liu - , Sichuan University, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Dietmar Appelhans - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

The current challenge for polymeric nano reactors is to precisely control the membrane permeability between permeable, impermeable, and semipermeable at defined pH. Additionally, the synthetic methods are obstructed by tedious purification processes, especially when polymer multiblocks are required in the membrane of capsules to achieve different responsiveness and functions. Here, we report a rapid one-pot synthesis of ABA-type triblock copolymer brushes on silica template via surface-initiated single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SI-SET-LRP). It is worth noting that there is no purification between the successive block formation steps, since each step is taken to full translation within 20 min. After removing the template, hollow capsules with cross-linked membrane are obtained and have been used as multiresponsive nanoreactors for enzymatic reactions. Their membrane permeability is triggered primarily by temperature and secondarily by pH to allow controlled enzymatic reactions to be reversibly addressable between "permeable", "semipermeable", and "impermeable" valve-like membrane status. These valve-like features highlight the significant potential of hollow capsules, for example, in the fields of synthetic biology and enzyme-deficient disease therapeutic applications.

Details

Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)16106-16114
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume140
Issue number47
Publication statusPublished - 28 Nov 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 30388369
Scopus 85057274375
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148608058

Keywords

Keywords

  • Transfer radical polymerization, Glucose-oxidase, Nanoreactor, Membrane, Brushes, Ph, Nanoparticles, Permeability, Microspheres, Nanocapsules