Abstract
A close correlation between molecular-level interactions and macroscopic characteristics of polymer networks exists. The characteristics of the polymeric hydrogels assembled from β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and adamantyl (AD) substituted poly(acrylate)s can be tailored through selective host-guest complexation between β-CD and AD substituents and their tethers. Dominantly, steric effects and competitive intra- and intermolecular host-guest complexation are found to control poly(acrylate) isomeric inter-strand linkage in polymer network formation. This understanding of the factors involved in polymeric hydrogel formation points the way towards the construction of increasingly sophisticated biocompatible materials. (Figure Presented)
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 300-304 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
Keywords
- Cyclodextrin
- Host-guest complexation
- Hydrogels
- Polyelectrolytes