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Inclusion complex formation between thermoresponsive PNIPAAM diblock copolymers and cyclodextrin at solid/liquid interfaces


Pseudopolyrotaxanes or inclusion complexes are supramolecular assemblies formed by a polymer chain, which is threaded by several cyclodextrin (CD) molecules. CDs are cyclic oligosaccharides with a hollow cavity. In this project, we investigate the inclusion complex formation between γ-CD and diblock copolymers containing thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAM) chains at silica/liquid interfaces. Ellipsometry, neutron reflectivity and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation techniques are employed to study the surface properties under different conditions, such as with the presence of CD, at different temperatures and with copolymers of different PNIPAAM block lengths.

People:Solmaz Bayati, Karin Schillén, Tommy Nylander, Aleksandra Dabkowskatypo3/#_msocom_1, Bo Nyström and Kaizheng Zhu (University of Oslo, Norway), Giuseppe Lazzara (University of Palermo, Italy) and Richard Campbell (ILL, France).

Contact person: Karin Schillén