l-Carnitine derived zwitterionic betaine materials?

Journal of Materials Chemistry B Pub Date: 2017-10-20 DOI: 10.1039/C7TB02431B

Abstract

An L-carnitine derived zwitterionic betaine material was developed. The synthesized L-carnitineMA is the first zwitterionic betaine monomer from natural feedstocks. In the models of surface coatings and hydrogels, the L-carnitineMA material was able to achieve superior anti-fouling performance as good as the state-of-the-art zwitterionic betaine materials.

Graphical abstract: l-Carnitine derived zwitterionic betaine materials
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