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Shape persistence as a concept in the design of macromolecular architectures
Author(s) -
Wegner Gerhard
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200351101
Subject(s) - macromolecule , nanoscopic scale , persistence (discontinuity) , nanotechnology , architecture , surface (topology) , scale (ratio) , persistence length , materials science , polymer , biological system , geometry , chemistry , physics , engineering , biology , mathematics , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , composite material , art , quantum mechanics , visual arts
Shape persistent macromolecules are objects defined by a time independent overall shape. In most cases such macromolecular objects are characterized by an exterior surface structure and an internal architecture giving coherence to the shape and topology. Shape persistent macromolecules are essential to the development of a polymer based nanotechnology and serve as constitutive units of larger scale architectures either via self‐organization or via processes in which they are assembled to give constructs of nanoscale defined patterns.