title: Dynamic covalent single chain nanoparticles based on hetero Diels-Alder chemistry.
abstract: We introduce the fully reversible folding of single chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) based on covalent hetero Diels-Alder (HDA) chemistry. A cyclopentadiene (Cp)-protected cyanodithioester (CDTE) monomer is designed and copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) via RAFT polymerization. The polymer chains are folded and subsequently unfolded by exploiting the reversible nature of the HDA reaction.
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wedler-Jasinski
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lueckerath
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4683-0515
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany and School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, QLD 4000, Brisbane, Australia. christopher.barnerkowollik@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Anja S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goldmann
authors.affiliation: Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 31, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. andreas.walther@makro.uni-freiburg.de.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. m.stenzel@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Martina H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Stenzel
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany and School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, QLD 4000, Brisbane, Australia. christopher.barnerkowollik@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barner-Kowollik