Dendrigraft polymers: macromolecular engineering on a mesoscopic scale

SJ Teertstra, M Gauthier - Progress in polymer science, 2004 - Elsevier
Dendrigraft polymers are a class of highly branched macromolecules belonging to the
dendritic polymer family. Multiple branching levels characterize the architecture of these …

Synthesis, characterization, and viscoelastic properties of high molecular weight hyperbranched polyglycerols

RK Kainthan, EB Muliawan, SG Hatzikiriakos… - …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Very high molecular weight (M n up to 700 000) and narrowly polydispersed (PDI= 1.1− 1.4)
hyperbranched polyglycerols (HPG) were synthesized by ring-opening multibranching …

The extreme of disentanglement: 100-fold viscosity reduction in model single-chain nanoparticles

Y Ruan, Q Zou, H Zhang, Y Zhang, H Zhang… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The melt rheology of single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are synthesized by
intrachain cross-linking of linear precursors, remains an unresolved issue. In this study, we …

Dynamics of shape-persistent giant molecules: Zimm-like melt, elastic plateau, and cooperative glass-like

GX Liu, X Feng, K Lang, R Zhang, D Guo… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Giant molecules are a new class of soft matter having three-dimensional (3D) shapes and
composed of chemically linked rigid molecular nanoparticles. Structurally, a 3D cluster of …

Clarifying the Role of Epoxy Molecules and Base Catalysts for Vitrimer Transformation from Linear Polyesters

M Hayashi, S Uchiyama, M Kato - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers are cross-linked materials with associative bond exchange mechanisms, exhibiting
sustainable functions such as healability and recyclability. Transformation of commercial …

Entangled dendritic polymers and beyond: Rheology of symmetric Cayley-tree polymers and macromolecular self-assemblies

E Van Ruymbeke, K Orfanou, M Kapnistos… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
We present linear rheological data on a series of anionically synthesized, model symmetric
Cayley-tree polybutadienes having 2 or 3 generations with entangled branches. The …

Rheology and packing of Dendronized polymers

S Costanzo, LF Scherz, T Schweizer, M Kröger… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A series of homologous dendronized polymers (DPs) with generations (g) 1–3 and
backbone nominal degrees of polymerization (P n) in the range 50–3000 have been …

Can hyperbranched polymers entangle? Effect of hydrogen bonding on entanglement transition and thermorheological properties of hyperbranched polyglycerol …

C Schubert, C Osterwinter, C Tonhauser… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Melt rheology and thermal phase transition of a series of hyperbranched polyglycerol
samples (hb PG)(DB≈ 60%) in a broad molecular weight range (M n= 600–440 000 g/mol) …

Bimodal architecture and rheological and foaming properties for gamma-irradiated long-chain branched polylactides

H Fang, Y Zhang, J Bai, Z Wang, Z Wang - RSC advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of long-chain branched polylactides (LCB-PLAs) were prepared from a linear PLA
precursor by applying gamma radiation with addition of the trifunctional monomer …

A framework for forming thermoset polymer networks during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

CA Chatham, AL Washington II - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
It is commonly reported that the limited availability of material types is a major barrier to
widespread adoption for polymer laser powder bed fusion (PBF/L) additive manufacturing …