Single-chain nanoparticles as novel catalytic entities (B2) Teilprojekt im GRK 2670 BEAM Beyond Amphiphilicity: Self-Organization of Soft Matter via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions

Components in cells require a specific localized environment, so Nature has developed sophisticated entities on different scales to separate chemical reaction such as in enzymes, using eg. hydrophobic/hydrophilic pockets.

This project will design an opening/closing mechanism into an artificial polymer to mimic an artificial enzyme, wherein different philicities are arranged to enble a catalytic cycling inside a small nanoparticle (sized 10 nm).