title: Advances in click chemistry for single-chain nanoparticle construction.
abstract: Single-chain polymeric nanoparticles are artificial folded soft nano-objects of ultra-small size which have recently gained prominence in nanoscience and nanotechnology due to their exceptional and sometimes unique properties. This review focuses on the current state of the investigations of click chemistry techniques for highly-efficient single-chain nanoparticle construction. Additionally, recent progress achieved for the use of well-defined single-chain nanoparticles in some promising fields, such as nanomedicine and catalysis, is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Fisica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain. ana_sanchez@ehu.es
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Sanchez
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pérez-Baena
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pomposo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D057930:Click Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006801:Humans; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D050997:Nanomedicine; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D004337:Drug Carriers; D011108:Polymers