Cover Feature: Precision Stealth Nanofibers via PET‐RAFT Polymerisation: Synthesis, Crystallization‐driven Self‐assembly and Cellular Uptake Studies (Chem. Eur. J. 22/2025)
“Uh? Just a box!” Stealth polymer nanofibers show great promise for therapeutic delivery; however, they remain hard to functionalise. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202500108), S. T. G. Street, S. M. Willerth and co-workers explain how they harnessed light-catalysed PET-RAFT polymerization and crystallization-driven self-assembly to synthesize precision stealth nanofibers that are easy to modify, exhibit little toxicity, and display minimal interaction with U-87 MG cells.
Authors
- Hayley C. Parkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-1411)
- Robert L. Harniman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-1213)
- J. Diego Garcia-Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-5659)
- Ekaterina Shteinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5670-1290)
- Steven T. G. Street (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7635-8733)
- Ian Manners (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3794-967X)
- Stephanie Michelle Willerth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-7723)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202582204
- Primary Topic
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00