pH- and thermosensitive supramolecular assembling system: rapidly responsive properties of
Hak Soo Choi1, Kang Moo Huh, Tooru Ooya
1School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Tatsunokuchi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
Abstract:
beta-Cyclodextrin-conjugated poly(epsilon-lysine) (beta-CDPL) was synthesized as a novel polymeric host for constructing a smart supramolecular assembling system. Systematic studies on the inclusion complexation between the polymeric host with an alpha- or beta-CD cavity and a model guest molecule provided evidence that dual cooperative interactions, specific host-guest interaction and intermolecular ionic interaction, played a dominant role in leading to a fast aggregation phenomenon. In addition, a rapid phase transition induced by the supramolecular assembly was observed reversibly in response to a small change in pH or temperature.
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