Synthesis of poly(ε-lysine)-grafted dextrans and their pH- and thermosensitive hydrogelation with cyclodextrins
Synthesis of poly(ε-lysine)-grafted dextrans and their pH- and thermosensitive hydrogelation with cyclodextrins
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DOI:
10.1002/cphc.200400598
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发表时间:
2005-06-13
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2.9
通讯作者:
Yui, N
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作者:
Choi, HS;Yamamoto, K;Yui, N
To give pH sensitivity to a thermoreversible supramolecular-structured hydrogel system, poly(E-lysine) (PL), as a cationic polymer, was grafted to dextran and used for inclusion complexation with alpha-cyclodextrins (alpha-CDs). The synthesized graft copolymer was characterized by H-1 NMR spectroscopy, and the hydrogel formation was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and solid-state C-13 NMR analysis. The hydrogelation was induced from a phase-separated structure of hydrated dextrans and hydrophobically aggregated inclusion complexes in buffer solution at pH 10.0. The prepared hydrogels showed thermoreversible gel-sol transitions as well as pH-sensitive phase transitions, which were recorded by the changes in UV/Vis transmittance. A rapid phase transition from gel to sol was observed upon decreasing the pH value to 4.0, which resulted from the dissociation process between the protonated guest polymer and a-CDs. The stimuli-responsive physical properties of the hydrogels were improved by modulating the degree of substitution of the grafted PL and the combination with a-CDs.