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 …

The discovery of living anionic polymerization by Szwarc 50 years ago opened the way to
the synthesis of model polymers. This ground-breaking discovery inspired many researchers …

The scope of this Perspective is to highlight innovative contributions in the synthesis of well-
defined complex macromolecular architectures and to emphasize the importance of these …

The new edition of a classic text and reference The large chains of molecules known as
polymers are currently used in everything from" wash and wear" clothing to rubber tires to …

This Perspective presents the development in living anionic polymerization since 1990. The
main subjects involve the following concerns of living anionic polymerization: functional …

Concurrent with the rapid development of both dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers, a
novel class of block copolymer architectures has emerged from the combination of these …

The efficiency of the macromonomer (MM) synthetic strategy for the creation of nonlinear
complex macromolecular architectures (miktoarm stars, α, ω‐branched polymers …

Multiarm star polymers, consisting of a high number of linear homopolymer arms joined
covalently to a central core, represent model soft'hybrid'spheres encompassing both …

Dendrigraft polymers are a class of highly branched macromolecules belonging to the
dendritic polymer family. Multiple branching levels characterize the architecture of these …

This short review article summarizes recent reports on using controlled radical
polymerization (CRP) of inimers (compounds containing initiating group and vinyl group in …