Wei Xu, Dao Xiang, Jingjing Xu, Yilan Ye, Dong Qiu and Zhenzhong Yang
Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 172-176
DOI:
10.1039/D0PY01606C,
Communication
A facile approach is proposed toward metal-containing single-chain composite nanoparticles by intramolecular crosslinking in concentrated solutions at ambient temperature. Both introducing electrostatic repulsion and crosslinking by coordination with metal ions are fast and performed under mild conditions. The functional nanoparticles are promising as artificial enzymes.