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Chemical Communications

Mechanically strong, fluorescent hydrogels from zwitterionic, fully π-conjugated polymers†

Einat Elmalem,a   Frank Biedermann,*ab   Maik R. J. Scherer,a   Alexandros Koutsioubas,cf   Chris Toprakcioglu,c   Giulia Biffid  and  Wilhelm T. S. Huck*ae  

* Corresponding authors

a Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK

b Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
E-mail: frankbiedermann@daad-alumni.de

c Department of Physics, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece

d Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK

e Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg, 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
E-mail: w.huck@science.ru.nl

f Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, D-85747 Garching, Germany

Abstract

Mechanically strong supramolecular hydrogels (up to 98.9% water content) were obtained by the combination of a rigid, fully π-conjugated polymer backbone and zwitterionic side chains. The gels were characterized by SAXS, SEM and rheology measurements and are fluorescent, stimuli responsive (temperature, salts) and bind DNA.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC03167A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Apr 2014
Accepted
20 Jun 2014
First published
20 Jun 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 8930-8933

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Mechanically strong, fluorescent hydrogels from zwitterionic, fully π-conjugated polymers

E. Elmalem, F. Biedermann, M. R. J. Scherer, A. Koutsioubas, C. Toprakcioglu, G. Biffi and W. T. S. Huck, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 8930 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03167A

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