Multicompartmentalized polymersomes for selective encapsulation of biomacromolecules.

Multicompartmentalized polymersomes are formed using block co-polymers PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA and PS-PIAT, and are subsequently proven to be capable of selective encapsulation of biomacromolecules. This architecture mimics the compartmentalization found in cells and may serve as a simple, albeit robust, model system.

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