Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.2, 182-183, 2011
Metal Coordinative-crosslinked Polysaccharide Nanogels with Redox Sensitivity
Metal coordinative-crosslinked nanogels were prepared by introducing a metal ligand to a hydrophilic polysaccharide. The redox couple of Co(II) and Co(III) was utilized for construction of a redox-sensitive nanogel system. This is a new method for the preparation of hybrid nanogels with dual network structures of both physically and coordinative-crosslinking points.