Reaction vessels, nanosized

Considering the attractive features of the channels of PCPs, the utilization of PCPs should be of key importance for the creation of unique nanosized reaction vessels. In particular, the use of the PCP channels as a vessel for polymerization is an attractive idea for many reasons, and would not only allow multilevel control of polymerization (e.g., control of stereochemistry, regiochemistry, molecular weight, and helicity), but would also provide well-defined nanostructures and nanohybrids to enable the fabrication of new-generation materials.159... 

Impelled by fascination with natnral NRs such as mitochondria, nucleus, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and the pores of channel proteins, and against the background of host-gnest chemistry, the concept of the NR emerged in the late 1990s [9], A NR is not a simple nanosize reaction vessel like bench-top or microreactor [10]. The size, shape, and microenvironment within a NR have a remarkable role in the chemical process and can dictate new activity and selectivity [7,11], The yield, kinetic, and mechanism of reaction taking place in the NR may be different from what is expected in the bulk solvent due to encapsulation effects (vide infra) [10],... 

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