SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOPARTICLES OF MONOSACCHARIDE/ETHYLENE OXIDE ALTERNATING POLYAMIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

Self-assembled nanoparticles of monosaccharide/ethylene oxide alternating polyamides according to the present invention are represented by the chemical formula 1 or the chemical formula 2. In the chemical formula 1 and the chemical formula 2, A, B and n are defined in the specification of the present invention. The polyamides can form water-dispersed and self-assembled nanoparticles, and can be used as a contrast medium for probing the images of cancer cells because the polyamides can be self-assembled using hydrogen bonds.