Table 1.
Description of beta-cyclodextrin monomers and polymers studied in this work.
| Cyclodextrin | Code | DS 1 | MW 2 | CLR 3 | CD 4 | Analogue Fluorescent Cyclodextrin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2-Hydroxy-3-N,N,N-trimethyl amino) propyl-beta-cyclodextrin chloride |
QA | 3 | 1589.8 | 3 | RBITC-QA | |
| Quaternary-ammonium-beta-cyclodextrin soluble polymer crosslinked with epichlorohydrin | QAPS | 2.2 | 40,000 | ~11 | 2.2 | RBITC-QAPS |
| Heptakis (6-deoxy-6-amino)-beta-cyclodextrin heptahydrochloride | HA | - | 1383.3 | 7 | ||
| Soluble amino-beta-cyclodextrin polymer crosslinked with epichlorohydrin | HAPS | 1 | 25,000 | ~10 | 1 | |
| (2-Hydroxypropyl)-beta-cyclodextrin | HP | 4.5 | 1400 | RBITC-HP | ||
| Soluble β-cyclodextrin polymer crosslinked with epichlorohydrin | PS | - | 92,000 | ~11 | RBITC-PS |
1 DS: Average Degree of Substitution; 2 MW: Average Molecular Weight (g/mol); 3 CLR: Cross-Linking Ratio (mol epichlorohydrin /mol CD); 4 CD: Cationic Density (cationic groups per cyclodextrin unit).