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Unimolecular block copolymer micelles can be used as a template to synthesize nanoparticles with a diverse range of sizes, compositions and architectures.

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Figure 1: Scheme of the approach to nanoparticle synthesis developed by Lin and co-workers5.

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Zubarev, E. Any way you want it. Nature Nanotech 8, 396–397 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.109

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