Bioinspired Poly(2-oxazoline)s

Polymers

Richard Hoogenboom¹ 

[1] Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; E-Mail:

关键词: bioinspired;    poly(2-oxazoline);    smart;    stimuli-responsive;    aggregation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym3010467

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Poly(2-oxazoline)s are regarded as pseudopeptides, thus bioinspired polymers, due to their structural relationship to polypeptides. Materials and solution properties can be tuned by varying the side-chain (hydrophilic-hydrophobic, chiral, bioorganic, etc.), opening the way to advanced stimulus-responsive materials and complex colloidal structures. The bioinspired “smart” solution and aggregation behavior of poly(2-oxazoline)s in aqueous environments are discussed in this review.

【 授权许可】

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