Facile synthesis and self-assembly behaviour of pH-responsive degradable polyacetal dendrimers†
Xing Wang,Hong Shen,Yezi You
Polymer Chemistry Pub Date : 09/16/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C6PY01511E
Abstract

Herein, we report the facile synthesis of a class of well-defined acid-labile polyacetal dendrimers, which can be easily functionalized by poly(ethylene glycol) or zwitterions and self-assemble into pH-responsive degradable micelles or nanofibers.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis and self-assembly behaviour of pH-responsive degradable polyacetal dendrimers