title: Zwitteration of dextran: a facile route to integrate antifouling, switchability and optical transparency into natural polymers.
abstract: This communication reports a facile method for zwitteration of dextran with carboxybetaine (CB), which integrates superior antifouling properties, switchability between zwitterionic and cationic forms, as well as enhanced optical transparency into one polysaccharide material. This study provides a new avenue for generating multifunctional zwitterionic CB materials in situ.
authors: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA. gc@uakron.edu.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Cao
authors: Linlin
authors: L
authors: Li
authors: Haiyan
authors: H
authors: Wu
authors: Qiong
authors: Q
authors: Tang
authors: Bingbing
authors: B
authors: Sun
authors: He
authors: H
authors: Dong
authors: Jiang
authors: J
authors: Zhe
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Cheng
mesh_terms: D057219:Biofouling / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides