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From Dendrimers to Knedel‐like Structures
Author(s) -
Wooley Karen L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.19970030904
Subject(s) - dendrimer , amphiphile , micelle , copolymer , polymer , shell (structure) , materials science , nanometre , self assembly , nanotechnology , polymer science , block (permutation group theory) , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , geometry , mathematics , engineering
Shell‐crosslinked knedels are nanometer‐sized (5–200 nm diameters), amphiphilic core‐shell spheres that are prepared by the self‐assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers into polymer micelles, followed by crosslinking of side chain functionalities along the block composing the shell of the polymer micelles. Such structures resemble dendrimers in the basic structural components, and have the advantages of a rapid synthetic approach and the production of larger and broader size ranges.