title: Thermosensitive hydrogels composed of cyclodextrin pseudorotaxanes. Role of [3]pseudorotaxane in the gel formation.
abstract: Pseudorotaxanes composed of an alkylpyridinium and alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) form supramolecular hydrogels which show sol-gel transitions at 7-67 degrees C depending on the type and amount of the guest compound.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory R1-3, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzaki
authors.forename: Kohtaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osakada