Capsules as Miniature Factories: On‐Demand Synthesis in Prepackaged Capsules Enabled by Switching on a Catalytic Reaction

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 32; no. 18
• Main Authors: DeMella, Kerry C., Subraveti, Sai Nikhil, Perry, Karima J., Karna, Shashi P., Raghavan, Srinivasa R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2022
• Subjects: biomanufacturing; biomimetic containers; Catalytic converters; Chemical fuels; Chemical synthesis; Compartments; Factories; Fluorescence; Hydrogen peroxide; Materials science; Medical imaging; Nanoclusters; nanomanufacturing; protocells; reaction cascades

Biological cells convert reactants into products using enzymatic catalysis—moreover, such synthesis is done as needed. This paper presents a platform of polymer capsules that emulate the ability to synthesize products on‐demand (i.e., these “miniature factories” remain dormant at the outset, but can...