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Bin Cao1, Linlin Li, Haiyan Wu
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA. gc@uakron.edu.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|February 14, 2014
Abstract:
This communication reports a facile method for zwitteration of dextran with carboxybetaine (CB), which integrates superior antifouling properties, switchability between zwitterionic and cationic forms, as well as enhanced optical transparency into one polysaccharide material. This study provides a new avenue for generating multifunctional zwitterionic CB materials in situ.
