Synthesis of hyperbranched polymers with controlled degree of branching

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-29

  Higashihara, Tomoya ^a,b   Segawa, Yukari ^a   Sinananwanich, Warapon ^a   Ueda, Mitsuru ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

controlled synthesis; degree of branching; hyperbranched polymer; polycondensation; super acid

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED STRUCTURES; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; DEGREE OF BRANCHING; GLOBULAR STRUCTURE; HIGH SOLUBILITY; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; LINEAR POLYMERS; LOW VISCOSITY; ONE-POT POLYCONDENSATION; RESEARCH GROUPS; SUPER ACID;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INNOVATION; MONOMERS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMER BLENDS; RATE CONSTANTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 84855464442     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.99     Document Type: Review

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