1.1 Background Dendrimers and dendrons are architectural motifs synthesized by either
divergent or convergent iterative methods, and therefore, they provide monodisperse …

In the 21st century, soft materials will become more important as functional materials
because of their dynamic nature. Although soft materials are not as highly durable as hard …

The nanometer-scale architectures in thin films of self-assembling block copolymers have
inspired a variety of new applications. For example, the uniformly sized and shaped …

We report here the synthesis and self-assembly of a series of three molecules with dendron
rodcoil architecture that contain conjugated segments of oligo (thiophene), oligo (phenylene …

Polymer coatings with features of differing hydrophilicity, mobility, and topography,
distributed across a substrate in microscopic and nanoscopic patches were designed as …

Structural analysis of three libraries of up to five generations of self-assembling dendrons
based on AB3, AB2, and combinations of AB3 with AB2 building blocks (Percec et al. J. Am …

This review presents recent developments in the field of the highly branched molecules
(excluding dendrimers) with emphasis on their surface behavior, microstructure, surface …

In this tutorial review we describe some studies concerning liquid crystal dendritic polymers.
We have chosen to present several representative examples that illustrate the diverse kinds …

Dendritic molecules have well defined, three-dimensional branched architectures, and
constitute a unique nanoscale toolkit. This review focuses on examples in which individual …

Dynamische weiche Materialien werden im 21. Jahrhundert an Bedeutung gewinnen. Zwar
sind diese Funktionsmaterialien nicht so beständig wie Metalle, Keramiken oder Plastik …