Structure-property relationships and hydrated-matrix-mediated aromatic guest inclusion in renatured β-1,3-1,6-glucan nanoparticles.
Renatured β-1,3-1,6-glucan nanoparticles (r-glucan NPs) are hydrated polysaccharide nanostructures formed by alkali dissociation and neutralization-induced renaturation of glucan chains. Unlike rigid molecular hosts, their guest-accommodating environments are flexible, heterogeneous, and water-accessible. Here, aromati...