Polymer nanodiscs

该项目旨在通过利用基于反向带电聚合物的新自组装概念来生产圆盘状聚合物纳米材料。该项目希望产生一种模块化技术，可以合成和控制聚合物纳米颗粒的几何形状和功能。这种水平的控制将允许对纳米医学应用的聚合物纳米盘性质进行精确的研究。该项目的预期结果将是对纳米颗粒几何形状如何影响颗粒-细胞相互作用以及纳米级聚合物圆盘如何用于模仿生物纳米颗粒的形状和功能的基本理解。

This project aims to produce disc-shaped polymer nanomaterials by utilising a new self-assembly concept based on oppositely charged polymers. This project expects to generate a modular technology that allows synthesis and control over the geometry and functionality of polymer nanoparticles. This level of control will permit a precise investigation of polymer nanodisc properties for nanomedicine applications. Expected outcomes of this project will be the fundamental understanding of how nanoparticle geometry affects particle-cell interaction and how nanoscale polymer discs can be used to mimic biological nanoparticles in shape and function.