Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.11, 1532-1533, 2005
Water-soluble poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanocomposites created by a templating effect of beta-1,3-glucan schizophyllan
Chemical polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiopherie (EDOT) in the presence of single-chain schizophyllan (s-SPG) gave water-soluble nanocomposites with the very uniform globular structure. The findings indicate that s-SPG is capable of acting not only as a one-dimensional host to create fibrous architectures but also as a neutral host to create nanoparticles. The mechanism is reasonably explained by the difference in the hydrophobicity of guest polymers or assemblies.