TY - JOUR
T1 - Polydopamine-based nanoreactors
T2 - Synthesis and applications in bioscience and energy materials
AU - Mei, Shilin
AU - Xu, Xiaohui
AU - Priestley, Rodney D.
AU - Lu, Yan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2020/12/7
Y1 - 2020/12/7
N2 - Polydopamine (PDA)-based nanoreactors have shown exceptional promise as multifunctional materials due to their nanoscale dimensions and sub-microliter volumes for reactions of different systems. Biocompatibility, abundance of active sites, and excellent photothermal conversion have facilitated their extensive use in bioscience and energy storage/conversion. This minireview summarizes recent advances in PDA-based nanoreactors, as applied to the abovementioned fields. We first highlight the design and synthesis of functional PDA-based nanoreactors with structural and compositional diversity. Special emphasis in bioscience has been given to drug/protein delivery, photothermal therapy, and antibacterial properties, while for energy-related applications, the focus is on electrochemical energy storage, catalysis, and solar energy harvesting. In addition, perspectives on pressing challenges and future research opportunities regarding PDA-based nanoreactors are discussed.
AB - Polydopamine (PDA)-based nanoreactors have shown exceptional promise as multifunctional materials due to their nanoscale dimensions and sub-microliter volumes for reactions of different systems. Biocompatibility, abundance of active sites, and excellent photothermal conversion have facilitated their extensive use in bioscience and energy storage/conversion. This minireview summarizes recent advances in PDA-based nanoreactors, as applied to the abovementioned fields. We first highlight the design and synthesis of functional PDA-based nanoreactors with structural and compositional diversity. Special emphasis in bioscience has been given to drug/protein delivery, photothermal therapy, and antibacterial properties, while for energy-related applications, the focus is on electrochemical energy storage, catalysis, and solar energy harvesting. In addition, perspectives on pressing challenges and future research opportunities regarding PDA-based nanoreactors are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097107730&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/d0sc04486e
DO - 10.1039/d0sc04486e
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85097107730
SN - 2041-6520
VL - 11
SP - 12269
EP - 12281
JO - Chemical Science
JF - Chemical Science
IS - 45
ER -