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Hyperbranched Polyether Polyols: A Modular Approach to Complex Polymer Architectures
Author(s) -
Sunder A.,
Mülhaupt R.,
Haag R.,
Frey H.
Publication year - 2000
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(200002)12:3<235::aid-adma235>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - materials science , modular design , polymer , polymer science , nanotechnology , composite material , computer science , programming language
A versatile modular system for complex branched polymer architectures has been developed through exploitation of the multibranching polymerization chemistry of glycidol. This report summarizes recent advances in the preparation of these novel polymers and describes the modular concept used to tailor their topology to give functional materials, such as the dye‐loaded molecular nanocapsule depicted in the Figure.