Table 1.

Physiochemical properties of AM.

	Mw (kDa)	# hydrophobic chains	Hydrophobic chain length	pKa	Charge source	Charge number	Backbone structure	Attachment length
[−1]M12P5K	5.9	4	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Mucic acid	5
[0]M12P5K	5.9	4	12	–		0	Ethylene-mucic acid	–
[+1]M12P5K	5.9	4	12	∼35	NH2	1	Ethylene-diamine-mucic acid	9
[−1]gM12P5K	5.4	4	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Glycine-mucic acid	8
[0]M12 ${\mathrm{P}}_{5\mathrm{K}}^{[-1]}$	5.9	4	12	3–5	COOH	−1 (PEG)	Mucic acid	8
[−2]bM12P5K	6.1	4	12	3–5	COOH	−2	Benzene-mucic acid	10,10
[0]G12P5K	5.9	4	12	–		0	Galacturonic acid	–
[0]GL12P5K	5.9	4	12	–		0	Glucuronic acid	–
[−1]S12P5K	5.9	4	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Saccharic acid	5
[−1]TL 12P5K	5.4	2	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Tartaric acid	3
[−1]TD 12P5K	5.4	2	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Tartaric acid	3
[−1]TMeso 12P5K	5.4	2	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Tartaric acid	3
[−1]Ar12P5K	5.5	2	12	3–5	COOH	−1	2,4-dihydroxyterephthalic acid	5
[−1]M12M12P5K	6.9	8	12	3–5	COOH	−1	Glycine-mucic-mucic acid	18
[−1]M6P5K	5.6	4	6	3–5	COOH	−1	Mucic acid	5
[−1]M10P5K	5.8	4	10	3–5	COOH	−1	Mucic acid	5
[−1]M14P5K	6	4	14	3–5	COOH	−1	Mucic acid	5