title: Synthesis, self-assembly and characterization of a new glucoside-type hydrogel having a Schiff base on the aglycon.
abstract: A new hydrogel based on a substituted phenyl glucoside with a Schiff base in the aglycon was synthesized, and the self-assembling characteristics was studied. FTIR spectra, UV-vis absorption spectra and X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that pi-pi interactions between the Schiff base moieties, hydrogen bonds, and the interdigitated interactions between hydrophobic chains had effects on the formation of the self-assembling hydrogel. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observation showed that the three-dimensional hydrogel network was constructed from nanotubes with inner diameters of ca. 75 nm and wall of ca. 20 nm.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Jilin University, 119 Jiefang Road, Changchun 130023, PR China.
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Pengchong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Changhui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Guofa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005960:Glucosides; D012545:Schiff Bases; C033857:phenylglucoside; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate