Macromolecules

Direct synthesis and aqueous solution properties of well-defined cyclic sugar methacrylate polymers

R Narain, SP Armes

Index: Narain, Ravin; Armes, Steven P. Macromolecules, 2003 , vol. 36, # 13 p. 4675 - 4678

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Abstract

Introduction. The exploitation of carbohydrates as a renewable resource in polymer synthesis has been of increasing interest. 1 Moreover, synthetic carbohydrate polymers can exhibit specific interactions with lectins and proteins. 2-5 Improved synthetic routes and control over copolymer architecture have become important objectives for a number of biomedical applications. 6-8 A wide range of well-defined, tailor-made polymers have ...