Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications

• Patricia Flemming,
• Alexander S. Münch,
• Andreas Fery and
• Petra Uhlmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138

• physicochemical interplay between the architecture of the polymer assembly and the resulting thermoresponsive switching behavior will be in the foreground of this consideration. Keywords: lower critical solution temperature (LCST); responsive coating; smart material; thermoresponsive polymer; upper critical

Supramolecular polymer assembly in aqueous solution arising from cyclodextrin host–guest complexation

• Jie Wang,
• Zhiqiang Qiu,
• Yiming Wang,
• Li Li,
• Xuhong Guo,
• Duc-Truc Pham,
• Stephen F. Lincoln and
• Robert K. Prud’homme

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 50–72, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.7

• cyclodextrin complexation may be used to design functional polymer materials with tailorable properties, especially for photo-, pH-, thermo- and redox-responsiveness and self-healing. Keywords: cyclodextrin; host–guest; polymer; smart-material; supramolecular; Introduction Supramolecular assembly driven by

Loose-fit polypseudorotaxanes constructed from γ-CDs and PHEMA-PPG-PEG-PPG-PHEMA

• Tao Kong,
• Lin Ye,
• Ai-ying Zhang and
• Zeng-guo Feng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2461–2469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.257

• channel-type crystal structure, as reported by Harada et al. [4], the so-called single-chain stranded γ-CD-based PPRs or PRs have recently attracted tremendous attention. Their potential smart material and biomedical applications stem from their unique loose-fit rather than tight-fit structure of γ-CDs

• , bulkier vinyl polymers. This highlights the potential for smart material and biomedical applications. Further investigations are underway in our laboratory. Experimental General measures 1H NMR (400 MHz) spectra were recorded on a Bruker ARX-400 spectrometer at room temperature using DMSO-d6 as a solvent