The main objective of this project is to obtain new composite materials based on cross-linked insulated and conjugated polyrotaxanes, to generate new smart functional materials with controlled mechanical properties, which opens the gates to unprecedented applications in many fields of science.

O1. The synthesis of the inclusion complexes (ICs) of conjugated monomers and hydropyl- cyclodextrins.

Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the Py/HPαCD and EDOT/HPβCD  ICs formations.

O2. The synthesis of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), poly(pyrrole) (PPy) conjugated polyrotaxanes, and of the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) insulated polyrotaxanes encapsulated into the hydroxypropyl-cyclodextrins.

Fig. 2. The synthesis of the proposed polyrotaxane  structures.

O3. Design, synthesis and characterization of new SRMs containing insulated and conjugated PRs

Fig. 3. The schematic representation of the synthesis of the composite materials.