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Polystyrene Microgel Amphiphilies with Saccharide to Achieve a Fullerene‐Coating on a Hydrophilic Surface
Author(s) -
Narumi Atsushi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200750407
Subject(s) - polystyrene , fullerene , coating , materials science , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , polarity (international relations) , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , polymer , chemistry , composite material , engineering , biochemistry , cell
Synthesis of a polystyrene (PSt) microgel with glucose and maltohexaose, in which a good coating property was combined with an excellent hydrophilic property, is described. The glycoconjugated PSt microgel showed the ability to solubilize fullerene in aqueous solution, thus having a potential application to achieve the coating of a functional but incompatible compound, such as fullerene due to the lack of polarity, on the surface of various hydrophilic materials.