Dendritic and hyperbranched polymers: Advances in synthesis and applications

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 683-692

  Hobson, Lois J ^a   Harrison, Robin M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 carbonyldiimidazole DB degree of branching DLS dynamic light scattering PAMAM poly(amidoamine) PET poly(ethylene terephthalate) PPE poly(2; 6 dimethyl 1; CDI 1

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001063988     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(97)80010-1     Document Type: Article

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