Polyrotaxanes and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsYunyan Qiu, James Fraser Stoddart
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Abstract
Polyrotaxanes and methods of making and using the same are disclosed herein. The polyrotaxanes comprise a threading component comprising a collecting chain and at least one artificial molecular pump on the terminus of the TC. The artificial molecular pump comprises a coulombic barrier, a steric barrier, and a recognition site between the coulombic barrier and the steric barrier.
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A threading component (TC) comprising a collecting chain (CC) and at least one artificial molecular pump (AMP) on the terminus of the TC, the artificial molecular pump comprising a Coulombic barrier (CB), a steric barrier (SB), and a recognition site (RS) between the CB and the SB, wherein the CC comprises a polyethylene glycol (PEG), a polystyrene (PS), a poly(methyl acrylate)(PMA), a poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA), a polylactide (PLA), or any combination thereof.
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