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