Giant vesicle formation through self-assembly of chitooligosaccharide-based graft copolymers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Mar 28:(12):1449-51. doi: 10.1039/b718117e. Epub 2008 Jan 25.

Abstract

A simple approach is described for the preparation of chitooligosaccharide-based giant vesicles with variable size by simply tuning the water content in the water-dioxane mixture, by which reactive vesicles with diameters in the range of 0.5-400 microm were easily prepared.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dioxanes / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Dioxanes
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Polymers
  • Water
  • 1,4-dioxane