New polymer synthesis by nitroxide mediated living radical polymerizations

CJ Hawker, AW Bosman, E Harth - Chemical reviews, 2001 - ACS Publications
At first glance, radical polymerization may be considered a mature technology with millions
of tons of vinyl based homo-and copolymers being produced annually. This perception of …

Metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization

M Kamigaito, T Ando, M Sawamoto - Chemical Reviews, 2001 - ACS Publications
3689 Chem. Rev. 2001, 101, 3689− 3745 10.1021/cr9901182 CCC: $36.00© 2001
American Chemical Society Published on Web 12/12/2001 laboratory-scale processes for …

Hyperbranched polymers: from synthesis to applications

C Gao, D Yan - Progress in polymer science, 2004 - Elsevier
Over the past 15 years, hyperbranched polymers have received much attention due to their
unique chemical and physical properties as well as their potential applications in coatings …

Structural engineering of polyurethane coatings for high performance applications

DK Chattopadhyay, K Raju - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
This review addresses trends in the development of high performance polyurethane (PU)
and its subclass coatings. Changes in the understanding the technical requirements and …

Designing dendrimers for biological applications

CC Lee, JA MacKay, JMJ Fréchet, FC Szoka - Nature biotechnology, 2005 - nature.com
Dendrimers are branched, synthetic polymers with layered architectures that show promise
in several biomedical applications. By regulating dendrimer synthesis, it is possible to …

Hyperbranched and Highly Branched Polymer Architectures Synthetic Strategies and Major Characterization Aspects

BI Voit, A Lederer - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Polymers”, indicating that branching is of similar importance in the world of synthetic
macromolecules as it is in nature. The significance of branched macromolecules has …

Acetylenic polymers: syntheses, structures, and functions

J Liu, JWY Lam, BZ Tang - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of polymers is of academic value and technological implication and has been
developed as an important area of research over a long history. 1 The first reports about …

Organic nanoparticles in the aqueous phase—theory, experiment, and use

D Horn, J Rieger - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Many active organic compounds and organic effect materials are poorly soluble in water, or
even insoluble. Aqueous forms of application thus require special formulation techniques to …

New horizon of nanoparticle and cluster catalysis with dendrimers

K Yamamoto, T Imaoka, M Tanabe, T Kambe - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Among various approaches synthesizing metal nanoparticles and tiny clusters, a template
method using dendrimers has significant advantages over other chemical approaches with …

Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications

Y Wu, K Chen, J Wang, M Chen, Y Chen, Y She… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …