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  • Supramolecular hydrogels formed by pyrene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) star polymers through inclusion complexation of pyrene dimers with γ-cyclodextrin.

Supramolecular hydrogels formed by pyrene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) star polymers through inclusion complexation of pyrene dimers with γ-cyclodextrin.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-04-26)
Bin Chen, Kerh Li Liu, Zhongxing Zhang, Xiping Ni, Suat Hong Goh, Jun Li
ABSTRACT

Novel supramolecular hydrogels were formed between pyrene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) star polymers and γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD), through the inclusion complexation of dimers of the pyrene terminals with γ-CD, where γ-CD was directly used as a supramolecular cross-linking reagent without any modification.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
γ-Cyclodextrin, ≥98%
Sigma-Aldrich
γ-Cyclodextrin, powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, ≥98%
Sigma-Aldrich
γ-Cyclodextrin, produced by Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany, ≥90.0% cyclodextrin basis (HPLC)