Preparation of a photo- and thermo-responsive topological gel from anthracene-modified polyrotaxanes.

Li, Zhao; Su, Shan; Yu, Lin; Zheng, Zhen; Wang, Xinling · Soft Matter · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A topological gel was formed from anthracene-modified polyrotaxanes (An-PRs) under UV irradiation, and the gel can turn back to a sol under thermal treatment due to the dimerization between the anthracene units and the dissociation of the formed dimer.