Complex chemical systems, such as living biological matter, are highly organized structures
based on discrete molecules in constant dynamic interactions. These natural materials can …

Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

The synthesis of polymers with well-defined compositions, architectures, and functionalities
has long been of great interest in polymer chemistry. Typically, living polymerization …

Polymers”, indicating that branching is of similar importance in the world of synthetic
macromolecules as it is in nature. The significance of branched macromolecules has …

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 …

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American Chemical Society Published on Web 12/12/2001 laboratory-scale processes for …

Recent developments in the synthesis of functional polymers with controlled architecture
and site-specific functionality via applying controlled radical polymerization (CRP) …

Hyperbranched polymers are highly branched macromolecules that are prepared through a
one-step polymerization process. Many kinds of hyperbranched polymers have been …

Over the past decade, a number of excellent reviews on hyperbranched polymers and
dendrimers have been published covering the topics from details to highlights and …

In the last 12 years the field of hyperbranched polymers has been well established with a
large variety of synthetic approaches and fundamental studies on structure and properties of …