Volume 38, Issue 23 pp. 3552-3555
Communication

Molecular Nanocapsules Based on Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polyglycerols

Alexander Sunder

Alexander Sunder

Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) der Universität, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21/31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 761-203-4709

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Michael Krämer

Michael Krämer

Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) der Universität, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21/31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 761-203-4709

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Ralf Hanselmann

Ralf Hanselmann

Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) der Universität, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21/31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 761-203-4709

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Rolf Mülhaupt

Rolf Mülhaupt

Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) der Universität, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21/31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 761-203-4709

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Holger Frey

Holger Frey

Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) der Universität, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21/31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 761-203-4709

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Abstract

Polar dyes can be solubilized in apolar media—molecular nanocapsules with hydrophilic interiors have been prepared (see schematic representation) using polyglycerols with narrow polydispersity and simple esterification with fatty acids. These unimolecular micelles offer attractive potential for a variety of applications ranging from controlled drug release to the design of microreactors and catalysts.

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