Biomimetic hybrid nanocontainers with selective permeability
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Journal Article
Abstract
Chemistry plays a crucial role in creating synthetic analogues of biomacromolecular structures. Of particular scientific and technological interest are biomimetic vesicles that are inspired by natural membrane compartments and organelles but avoid their drawbacks, such as membrane instability and limited control over cargo transport across the boundaries. In this study, completely synthetic vesicles were developed from stable polymeric walls and easy‐to‐engineer membrane DNA nanopores. The hybrid nanocontainers feature selective permeability and permit the transport of organic molecules of 1.5 nm size. Larger enzymes (ca. 5 nm) can be encapsulated and retained within the vesicles yet remain catalytically active. The hybrid structures constitute a new type of enzymatic nanoreactor. The high tunability of the polymeric vesicles and DNA pores will be key in tailoring the nanocontainers for applications in drug delivery, bioimaging, biocatalysis, and cell mimicry.
Date Issued
2016-09-05
Date Acceptance
2016-08-01
Citation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 55 (37, Supplement), pp.11106-11109
ISSN
1521-3757
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
11106
End Page
11109
Journal / Book Title
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume
55
Issue
37, Supplement
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.
KGaA. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly
cited.
KGaA. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly
cited.
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Source
6th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
DNA
enzymes
membranes
nanopores
nanotechnology
polymersomes
SPANNING DNA NANOPORES
POLYMERSOME NANOREACTOR
CASCADE REACTIONS
MEMBRANE
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2016-09-11
Finish Date
2016-09-15
Coverage Spatial
Seville, Spain
Date Publish Online
2016-08-25