Volume 52, Issue 24 pp. 6180-6184
Communication

A Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Formed from a Star–Star Supramolecular Architecture

Dr. Zhong-Xing Zhang

Dr. Zhong-Xing Zhang

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore)

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Dr. Kerh Li Liu

Dr. Kerh Li Liu

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore)

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Prof. Dr. Jun Li

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Jun Li

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore)

Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 7 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574 (Singapore)

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First published: 10 May 2013
Citations: 137

We acknowledge financial support from A*STAR (SERC PSF Grant 1021010024 and JCO Grant 10/03/FG/06/05) and the National University of Singapore (FSF Grant R-397-000-136-112 and R-397-000-136-731).

Graphical Abstract

Smart stars: A novel star–star supramolecular architecture was self-assembled from a star-shaped adamantyl-terminated 8-arm poly(ethylene glycol) and a star-shaped poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with a β-cyclodextrin core through inclusion complexation. The star–star supramolecules further self-aggregated into a 3D network in response to temperature change, forming a thermoresponsive reversible “smart” hydrogel.

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