Star Polymers
University of Melbourne · ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Recent advances in controlled/living polymerization techniques and highly efficient coupling chemistries have enabled the facile synthesis of complex polymer architectures with controlled dimensions and functionality. As an example, star polymers consist of many linear polymers fused at a central point with a large number of chain end functionalities. Owing to this exclusive structure, star polymers exhibit some remarkable characteristics and properties unattainable by simple linear polymers. Hence, they constitute a unique class of technologically important nanomaterials that have been utilized or are currently under audition for many applications in life sciences and nanotechnologies. This article first…
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10Topics & keywords
- Commercialization
- Nanotechnology
- Star (game theory)
- Star polymer
- Polymer
- Linear polymer
- Nanomaterials
- Polymerization