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A Dendritic Nanocylinder: Shape Control Through Implementation of Steric Strain
Author(s) -
Stocker Wolfgang,
Schürmann Britta L.,
Rabe Jürgen P.,
Förster Stephan,
Lindner Peter,
Neubert Ingo,
Schlüter A.Dieter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199807)10:10<793::aid-adma793>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - materials science , steric effects , strain (injury) , control (management) , composite material , nanotechnology , computer science , stereochemistry , artificial intelligence , biology , chemistry , anatomy
Polymeric‐core dendrimers with dense attachment of dendrons are proved to constitute a powerful tool for creating a cylindrical molecular object with a defined and predetermined diameter. The Figure shows a scanning force microscopy image of a self‐assembled thin layer of dendronized polystyrene on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, which demonstrates the high regularity of arrangement of the dendritic cylinders.