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Chemical Communications

Zwitteration of dextran: a facile route to integrate antifouling, switchability and optical transparency into natural polymers†

Bin Cao,a   Linlin Li,b   Haiyan Wu,a   Qiong Tang,a   Bingbing Sun,c   He Dong,d   Jiang Zhee  and  Gang Cheng*a  

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a Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA
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b Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA

c Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

d Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA

e Department of mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA

Abstract

This communication reports a facile method for zwitteration of dextran with carboxybetaine (CB), which integrates superior antifouling properties, switchability between zwitterionic and cationic forms, as well as enhanced optical transparency into one polysaccharide material. This study provides a new avenue for generating multifunctional zwitterionic CB materials in situ.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC48878K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Nov 2013
Accepted
30 Jan 2014
First published
13 Feb 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3234-3237

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Zwitteration of dextran: a facile route to integrate antifouling, switchability and optical transparency into natural polymers

B. Cao, L. Li, H. Wu, Q. Tang, B. Sun, H. Dong, J. Zhe and G. Cheng, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3234 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48878K

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