Abstract
Competitive advantage: The reversible assembly and disassembly of a polyethylene glycol (PEG)/α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) pseudopolyrotaxane (PPR) hydrogel is achieved (see picture). In a ternary system with a photoresponsive azobenzene compound, alternating UV and visible irradiation cause reversible sol-gel transitions. Thus the widely studied PEG/α- CD PPR hydrogel is proved to be " active " is supramolecular chemistry. (Figure Presented)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4409-4413 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Jun 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cyclodextrins
- Host-guest systems
- Rotaxanes
- Sol-gel processes
- Supramolecular chemistry