Photoresponsive pseudopolyrotaxane hydrogels based on competition of host-guest interactions

  • Xiaojuan Liao*
  • , Guosong Chen
  • , Xiaoxia Liu
  • , Wenxue Chen
  • , Fener Chen
  • , Ming Jiang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4409-4413
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cyclodextrins
  • Host-guest systems
  • Rotaxanes
  • Sol-gel processes
  • Supramolecular chemistry

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