Hyperbranched polymers: from synthesis to applications

C Gao, D Yan - Progress in polymer science, 2004 - Elsevier
Over the past 15 years, hyperbranched polymers have received much attention due to their
unique chemical and physical properties as well as their potential applications in coatings …

Macromolecular architectures by living and controlled/living polymerizations

N Hadjichristidis, H Iatrou, M Pitsikalis… - Progress in Polymer …, 2006 - Elsevier
The discovery of living anionic polymerization by Szwarc 50 years ago opened the way to
the synthesis of model polymers. This ground-breaking discovery inspired many researchers …

A modular approach toward functionalized three-dimensional macromolecules: from synthetic concepts to practical applications

AW Bosman, R Vestberg, A Heumann… - Journal of the …, 2003 - ACS Publications
A new strategy for the preparation of functional, multiarm star polymers via nitroxide-
mediated “living” radical polymerization has been explored. The generality of this approach …

Dendritic and hyperbranched polymers from macromolecular units: elegant approaches to the synthesis of functional polymers

D Konkolewicz, MJ Monteiro, S Perrier - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
This perspective presents the state-of-the-art techniques to synthesize highly branched
polymers such as dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers with well-defined linear chains …

The strength of the macromonomer strategy for complex macromolecular architecture: Molecular characterization, properties and applications of polymacromonomers

N Hadjichristidis, M Pitsikalis, H Iatrou… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The efficiency of the macromonomer (MM) synthetic strategy for the creation of nonlinear
complex macromolecular architectures (miktoarm stars, α, ω‐branched polymers …

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 …

Facile synthesis of comb, star, and graft polymers via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

JF Quinn, RP Chaplin, TP Davis - Journal of Polymer Science …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization has been shown to
be a facile means of synthesizing comb, star, and graft polymers of styrene. The precursors …

Synthesis of well-defined multigraft copolymers

D Uhrig, J Mays - Polymer Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This short review article focuses on significant developments made in the pursuit of well-
defined graft copolymers over the past decade or so. The state-of-the-art for synthesis of the …

Micellization behavior of complex comblike block copolymer architectures

M Zamurovic, S Christodoulou, A Vazaios… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Complex comblike block copolymers of various architectures containing polystyrene, PS,
and polyisoprene, PI, or polybutadiene, PB, components were synthesized by anionic …

Synthesis of well‐defined macromonomers by the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization and a click reaction

Q Liu, Y Chen - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a new strategy for synthesizing a series of well‐defined
macromonomers. Bromine‐terminated polystyrene and poly (t‐butyl acrylate) with …