Molecular motion of PEG100k@α-CD polypseudorotaxane (IMAGE)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Molecular motion of PEG100k@α-CD polypseudorotaxane

Caption

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG100k@α-CD polypseudorotaxane, illustrating the shuttling of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) rings and the end-cap structures that prevent their release.

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Reproduced from Hori and Shinohara with permission from Macromolecules, an ACS Publications journal. Image Source Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02491

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