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Published on: August 13, 2020
Temperature-Sensitive Macroscopic Assembly Based on Molecular Recognition
Yongtai Zheng1, Akihito Hashidzume1, Yoshinori Takashima1
1Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
Abstract:
The interaction of polyacrylamide(pAAm)-based gel modified with benzyl (Bz) moiety (Bz(x)-gel, where x denotes the mol % content of Bz moiety) with a pAAm-based gel possessing cyclodextrin (CD) moieties (αCD-gel, βCD-gel, and γCD-gel) was investigated at various temperatures to elucidate the effect of temperature on the formation of macroscopic assembly. The interaction of Bz(x)-gel with CD-gels was stronger at a lower temperature, consistent with the binding constants for the model system of pAAm modified with 1 mol % Bz moiety and native CDs. Bz(15)-gel interacted only with βCD-gel at a higher temperature (
