Enzyme-inspired polymer nanomaterials

该项目旨在开发受自然启发的新化学方法和聚合物。酶是自然界的催化剂：它们识别底物并与之结合，为反应提供最佳环境。然而，它们很容易降解，限制了它们的工业用途。该项目旨在开发新的，高度稳定的聚合物设计，可以执行类似的功能。这将通过使用聚合物和超分子化学来控制反应环境，结合计算技术来探索观察到的反应性并指导纳米环境设计来实现。预期的结果包括能够控制一系列反应的新聚合物和材料，并扩大生物启发聚合物设计的范围。

This project aims to develop new chemical methods and polymers inspired by nature. Enzymes are nature’s catalysts: they recognise a substrate and bind with it to provide the optimal environment for a reaction. However, they are easily degraded, limiting their industrial use. This project aims to develop new, highly stable polymer designs that can perform similar functions. This will be achieved by using polymer and supramolecular chemistry to control the reaction environment, in combination with computational techniques to explore observed reactivity and guide nanoenvironment design. Expected outcomes include new polymers and materials capable of controlling a range of reactions and expanding the scope of bioinspired polymer design.