Yang Z, Fan X, Tian W, Wang D, Zhang H, Bai Y. Nonionic cyclodextrin based binary system with upper and lower critical solution temperature transitions via supramolecular inclusion interaction.
LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014;
30:7319-7326. [PMID:
24910906 DOI:
10.1021/la501278n]
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Abstract
A nonionic binary aqueous interaction system consisting of β-cyclodextrin trimer (β-CD3) and naphthalene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-NP2), which has tunable upper critical solution temperature (UCST) behavior around room temperature and lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior at high temperature, was investigated. In the UCST transition, gel-like aggregates form because of supramolecular inclusion complexation between β-CD3 and PEG-NP2. During LCST transition, PEG-NP2 becomes insoluble in water, which results in its precipitation. The effects of concentration, stoichiometry of the two components, and electrolyte on UCST behavior are discussed. This study provides a new nonionic thermoresponsive material.
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