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FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.743255
Keywords
polyrotaxane; PEG; polymer loop; biocompatibility; soft X-ray emission
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP19H05717]
- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo [2020A7488]
- [2018A7401]
- [19K22195]
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This study used synchrotron soft X-ray emission spectroscopy to study the hydrogen-bonded structure of water surrounding loop-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) chains in polyrotaxanes. It was found that the confined space within the polymer loop can influence the hydrogen-bonded structure of water, potentially allowing for control of the biocompatibility of loop-shaped polymers.
Hydrogen-bonded network of water surrounding polymers is expected to be one of the most relevant factors affecting biocompatibility, while the specific hydrogen-bonded structure of water responsible for biocompatibility is still under debate. Here we study the hydrogen-bonded structure of water in a loop-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) chain in a polyrotaxane using synchrotron soft X-ray emission spectroscopy. By changing the density of anchoring molecules, hydrogen-bonded structure of water confined in the poly(ethylene glycol) loop was identified. The XES profile of the confined water indicates the absence of the low energy lone-pair peak, probably because the limited space of the polymer loop entropically inhibits the formation of tetrahedrally coordinated water. The volume of the confined water can be changed by the anchoring density, which implies the ability to control the biocompatibility of loop-shaped polymers.
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