Issue 93, 2016

Cooperative self-assembly of porphyrins with polymers possessing bioactive functions

Abstract

Natural porphyrin derivatives possess many interesting functions in biological systems. They are integrated into proteins that are essential for biological activities. Many efforts have been dedicated to mimic the microenvironment and augment the function of porphyrin/protein scaffolds. To achieve such goals, self-assembly has become one of the popular methods to construct porphyrin/protein-mimicking materials owing to its various choices of building blocks and a simple preparation process over chemical modification. Desirable characteristics of building blocks for protein mimicking include high molecular weight, predictable conformations in solution, and appropriate functional residuals. With these aims in mind, polymers are ideal candidates due to their multiple-level hierarchies derived from their chemical and spatial structures. In this review, design strategies for the cooperative self-assembly of porphyrins with polymers and the main efforts towards the implementation of porphyrin/polymer assembly for biomimetic composites with bioactive functions will be addressed.

Graphical abstract: Cooperative self-assembly of porphyrins with polymers possessing bioactive functions

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
30 6 2016
Accepted
01 9 2016
First published
15 9 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 13543-13555

Cooperative self-assembly of porphyrins with polymers possessing bioactive functions

L. Zhao, R. Qu, A. Li, R. Ma and L. Shi, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 13543 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05449H

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