Issue 11, 2017
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Polymer Chemistry

Cationic glycopolymers through controlled polymerisation of a glucosamine-based monomer mimicking the behaviour of chitosan†

Alice W. Du,a   Hongxu Lua  and  Martina H. Stenzel ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
E-mail: m.stenzel@unsw.edu.au

Abstract

A newly synthesised glucosamine-based monomer was able to undergo controlled polymerisation and retain amine functionality. Both the homopolymer and micellar formulations could be uptaken into Caco-2 monolayers, successfully mimicking mucoadhesive properties of native chitosan.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7PY00082K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Jan 2017
Accepted
14 Feb 2017
First published
15 Feb 2017

Polym. Chem., 2017,8, 1750-1753

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Cationic glycopolymers through controlled polymerisation of a glucosamine-based monomer mimicking the behaviour of chitosan

A. W. Du, H. Lu and M. H. Stenzel, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 1750 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY00082K

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