HO-PEG-Methacrylate

Alpha-(hydroxy)-omega-(methacrylate) poly(ethylene glycol) (HO-PEG-Methacrylate) is a heterobifunctional precision PEG derivative with a defined chain length. The two ends bear hydroxyl and methacrylate groups, respectively. Discrete chain lengths with different degrees of polymerization are available. The terminal hydroxyl group can be further modified by esterification, etherification, or other functional-group transformations. The methacrylate can undergo radical polymerization or copolymerization, covalently incorporating the PEG segment into polymer materials. The two end groups can be coupled sequentially using compatible reactions and appropriate protection strategies, enabling surface immobilization, functional-molecule bridging, and directional spacer synthesis.

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