Controlling the growth of polymer trees: concepts and perspectives for hyperbranched polymers.
This article summarizes basic principles and recent progress in the field of cascade-branched polymers. Methods for the preparation of macromolecules with hyperbranched structures are presented and compared concerning the extent of control over molecular weights and polydispersity. Step-growth and recently developed chain-growth strategies as well as enzyme and transition metal catalyzed polymerizations are discussed with respect to mechanism and future potential.
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Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Hermann-Staudinger-Haus und Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Germany.
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D001704:Biopolymers / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011090:Polyenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D001704:Biopolymers; D011090:Polyenes; D011108:Polymers; D011134:Polysaccharides; C035051:PL 732