title: Dendritic polyurea polymers.
abstract: Dendritic polymers, subsuming dendrimers as well as hyperbranched or highly branched polymers are well established in the field of polymer chemistry. This review article focuses on urea based dendritic polymers and summarizes their synthetic routes through both isocyanate and isocyanate-free processes. Furthermore, this article highlights applications where dendritic polyureas show their specific chemical and physical potential. For these purposes scientific publications as well as patent literature are investigated to generate a comprehensive overview on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials & Systems Research, BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuerp
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bruchmann
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D017953:Isocyanates / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D050091:Dendrimers; D017953:Isocyanates; D011108:Polymers; C045786:polyurea; D014508:Urea
keywords: applications; dendrimers; dendritic polymers; dendrons; highly branched; hyperbranched; polyurea; synthesis