The intrinsic microstructure of supramolecular hydrogels derived from α-cyclodextrin and pluronic F127: nanosheet building blocks and hierarchically self-assembled structures.

Wang, Jin; Fang, Qiang; Ye, Lin; Zhang, Aiying; Feng, Zeng-Guo · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Supramolecular hydrogels derived from the self-assembly of α-cyclodextrin with pluronic F127 were found to be built up with polypseudorotaxane nanosheets with a thickness of 30-40 nm and possessed flower-like hierarchically assembled structures. The findings in this work could provide critical guidance for material design for biomedical purposes.