Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) are highly versatile structures resembling proteins,a ble to function as catalysts or biomedical delivery systems.B ased on their synthesis by single-chain collapse into nanoparticular systems, their internal structure is complex, resulting in nanosized domains preformed during the crosslinking process.I nt his study we present proof of such nanocompartments within SCNPs via acombination of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and fluorescence spectroscopy. An ovel strategy to encapsulate labels within these water dispersible SCNPs with hydrodynamic radii of % 5nmi sp resented, based on amphiphilic polymers with additional covalently bound labels, attached via the copper catalyzedazide/alkyne "click" reaction (CuAAC). Adetailed profile of the interior of the SCNPs and the labels microenvironment was obtained via electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments,f ollowed by an assessment of their photophysical properties.