title: An approach to biodegradable star polymeric architectures using disulfide coupling.
abstract: The straightforward synthesis of biodegradable star polymers via both in situ polymerization from a trifunctional RAFT agent and post-polymerization conjugation of pyridyldisulfide-ended linear polymers to a trithiol precursor is described.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. jingquan.liu@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Jingquan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huiyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhongfan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Volga
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bulmus
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D011108:Polymers