The efficiency of the macromonomer (MM) synthetic strategy for the creation of nonlinear
complex macromolecular architectures (miktoarm stars, α, ω‐branched polymers …

Highly branched “bottlebrush” polymers are a class of macromolecules characterized by
side chains that are densely grafted from a backbone that is typically linear. Their unique …

As a special type of branched polymers, comb-like polymers simultaneously possess the
structural characteristics of a linear backbone profile and crowded sidechain …

The conformation of cylindrical brush polymers with a polymethacrylate main and
polystyrene side chains (6≤≤ 33, with the number-average degree of polymerization of the …

Bottlebrush polymers, formed from a linear backbone polymer with a high density of grafted
side chains, are functional macromolecules useful in molecular assembly and responsive …

The method of Iatrou et al.(Macromolecules 1998, 31, 6697) was applied to synthesize a
normal comb polystyrene sample with uniform side chains equally spaced along the main …

Light scattering and viscosity measurements were made on cyclohexane and toluene
solutions of a series of polymacromonomer samples consisting of polystyrene with 65 …

The free energy change accompanying the bending of the main chain of a comb-branched
polymer is evaluated in terms of excluded-volume interactions among side chains to obtain λ …

The elasticity of highly branched polymers, known as bottlebrush polymers, is integral to
understanding their physical properties in a wide variety of applications; bottlebrush …

Molecular bottlebrushes consist of a linear polymer backbone that is densely grafted with
side chains. They have received considerable attention due to their unique physical …