Carbohydrate Polymers

New amphiphilic biodegradable β-cyclodextrin/poly (l-leucine) copolymers: synthesis, characterization, and micellization

G Zhang, F Liang, X Song, D Liu, M Li, Q Wu

Index: Zhang, Guolin; Liang, Fang; Song, Ximing; Liu, Daliang; Li, Mengjiang; Wu, Qiuhua Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010 , vol. 80, # 3 p. 885 - 890

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Abstract

A new amphiphilic biodegradable β-cyclodextrin/poly (l-leucine)(β-CD–PLLA) copolymer was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxy-l-alanine anhydride (LL-NCA) in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) initiated by mono-6-amino-β-cyclodextrin (H2N-β-CD). The structures of the copolymers were determined by IR, 1H NMR and GPC. The fluorescence technique was used to determine the critical micelle concentrations (CMC) of ...