Controlled polymerization and self-assembly of a supramolecular star polymer with a guanosine quadruplex core

Asawin Likhitsup; Shan Yu; Yeap-Hung Ng; Christina L L Chai; Eric Kwok Wai Tam

doi:10.1039/b904867g

Controlled polymerization and self-assembly of a supramolecular star polymer with a guanosine quadruplex core

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 21:(27):4070-2. doi: 10.1039/b904867g. Epub 2009 May 27.

Authors

Asawin Likhitsup¹, Shan Yu, Yeap-Hung Ng, Christina L L Chai, Eric Kwok Wai Tam

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Rd, Jurong Island, Singapore 627833, Singapore.

PMID: 19568636
DOI: 10.1039/b904867g

Abstract

A novel supramolecular star polymer is reported, which can be prepared either from atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of a self-assembled initiator or from self-assembly of a guanosine-capped linear polymer.