Target molecule-responsive hydrogels designed via molecular imprinting using bisphenol A as a template.
Target molecule-responsive hydrogels with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) were prepared via molecular imprinting using bisphenol A (BPA) as a template. BPA-imprinted hydrogels showed greater shrinkage than non-imprinted hydrogels because CD ligands arranged at suitable positions formed CD-BPA-CD complexes that acted as crosslinks.
Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. tmiyata@kansai-u.ac.jp.
Akifumi
A
Kawamura
Tadahiro
T
Kiguchi
Takeshi
T
Nishihata
Tadashi
T
Uragami
Takashi
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Miyata