A series of reversible crosslinking assemblies with tunable morphologies are obtained from a new family of photoresponsive polypeptoid-based diblock copolymers.

Polypeptoids are a promising class of peptidomimetic polymers for applications in biotechnology, but the polymers prepared by solution polymerization have limited side-chain functionalities due to synthetic difficulty.

We report a facile and efficient approach to prepare multifunctional bioinspired platforms under mild conditions that offer increased catalytic efficiency and stability.