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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem Lett. 2011 Jul 7;2(13):1612–1623. doi: 10.1021/jz200640x

Figure 2. Polymersome membranes have been designed to interact with other polymersomes or cells and to respond to stimuli.

Figure 2

(A, B) Modification of polymersome surfaces with antibodies and ligands can allow polymersomes to mimic some adhesive and targeting abilities of immunological cells. . (C) Composite polymersomes loaded with a porphyrin based fluorophore and dextran rupture in response to light. (D) Block copolypeptides can be induced to assemble into a membrane in response to a pH shift. (B) Adapted from reference 42. Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry. (C), (D) Adapted from references 63 and 35, respectively. Copyright Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Reproduced with Permission