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    Construction and Degradation of Polyrotaxane Multilayers

    Year: 2011

    Journal: Advanced Materials, Volume 23, Issue 27, pages 3026–3029, July 19, 2011, 20120618

    Authors: Henk H. Dam, Frank Caruso

    Last authors: Frank Caruso

    Organizations: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

    Country: Australia

    Polyrotaxanes consisting of α-cyclodextrin and poly(ethylene glycol) are versatile building blocks for the construction and controlled degradation of multilayers. Degradation is based on “unlocking” the α-cyclodextrins by disulfide cleavage of the polyrotaxane capping groups. This disrupts the multivalent intermolecular interactions between the layers, leading to degradation.