Light-fueled synthetic polymer undergoing reversible covalent crosslinking forming SCNPs in a non-equilibrium state (IMAGE)

Queensland University of Technology

Light-fueled synthetic polymer undergoing reversible covalent crosslinking forming SCNPs in a non-equilibrium state

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Researchers from QUT and Ghent University have reported on a world-first example of a reversible, light-triggered process to fold polymers into single chain nanoparticles in the flagship journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science.

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QUT/Ghent

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