Star polymers

JM Ren, TG McKenzie, Q Fu, EHH Wong, J Xu… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Recent advances in controlled/living polymerization techniques and highly efficient coupling
chemistries have enabled the facile synthesis of complex polymer architectures with …

Polymerization of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and other alkylene oxides: synthesis, novel polymer architectures, and bioconjugation

J Herzberger, K Niederer, H Pohlit, J Seiwert… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The review summarizes current trends and developments in the polymerization of alkylene
oxides in the last two decades since 1995, with a particular focus on the most important …

Telechelic polymers by living and controlled/living polymerization methods

MA Tasdelen, MU Kahveci, Y Yagci - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Telechelic polymers, defined as macromolecules that contain two reactive end groups, are
used as cross-linkers, chain extenders, and important building blocks for various …

Polymer-ligated nanocrystals enabled by nonlinear block copolymer nanoreactors: Synthesis, properties, and applications

Y Liu, J Wang, M Zhang, H Li, Z Lin - ACS nano, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The past several decades have witnessed substantial advances in synthesis and self-
assembly of inorganic nanocrystals (NCs) due largely to their size-and shape-dependent …

Clickable initiators, monomers and polymers in controlled radical polymerizations–a prospective combination in polymer science

U Mansfeld, C Pietsch, R Hoogenboom, CR Becer… - Polymer …, 2010‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Preparation of multifunctional and well-defined macromolecules requires a smart selection
of the most suitable controlled polymerization technique in combination with appropriate …

Photopolymerization reactions using the photoinitiated copper (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction.

T Gong, BJ Adzima, NH Baker… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2013‏ - europepmc.org
The first bulk photopolymerization of multifunctional alkyne and azide monomers using the
CuAAC reaction is successfully carried out from low molecular weight, nonviscous monomer …

The use of azide–alkyne click chemistry in recent syntheses and applications of polytriazole-based nanostructured polymers

Y Shi, X Cao, H Gao - Nanoscale, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of efficient organic click coupling reactions has significantly
facilitated the construction of synthetic polymers with sophisticated branched nanostructures …

Orthogonal multiple click reactions in synthetic polymer chemistry

U Tunca - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the concept of multiple click reaction strategy which is utilized for
design and synthesis of well‐defined complex macromolecular structures as well as …

Constructing star polymers via modular ligation strategies

O Altintas, AP Vogt, C Barner-Kowollik, U Tunca - Polymer Chemistry, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Branched polymers result in a more compact structure in comparison to linear polymers of
identical molecular weight, due to their high segment density which affects the crystalline …

Dendrimers and miktoarm polymers based multivalent nanocarriers for efficient and targeted drug delivery

GM Soliman, A Sharma, D Maysinger… - Chemical …, 2011‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The delivery of biologically active agents to the desired site in the body and intracellular
organelles is still a big challenge despite efforts made for more than five decades. With the …