Abstract
AbstractA polyrotaxane consisting of many β‐cyclodextrins (β‐CDs) and a triblock copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) capped with bulky end‐groups was synthesized as a model of stimuli‐responsive supramolecules for nanoscale devices. The polyrotaxane was reversibly soluble‐insoluble in water in response to temperature. This was achieved through the assembled and dispersed states of β‐CDs along the block copolymer. It is considered that intermolecular hydrogen bondings of β‐CDs, as well as the PEG segment length of the copoloymer, are predominant factors for regulating such thermally switchable behavior of the polyrotaxane.
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