Dendrimers, Dendrons, and Dendritic Polymers : Discovery, Applications, and the Future
Donald A. Tomalia
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (424 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Dendrimers, Dendrons, and Dendritic Polymers; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background/historical; 1.1.1 Pervasive architecture and functional patterns found in nature; 1.1.2 Importance of architecture at the molecular and macromolecular level; 1.1.3 Quantized building blocks - key to higher complexity; 1.2 Birth of a new macromolecular chemistry concept; 1.2.1 Inspirations from nature, academia, and industry; 1.3 Dendritic polymer subclasses; 1.3.1 Random hyperbranched polymers; 1.3.2 Dendrigraft polymers; 1.3.3 Dendrons and dendrimers. - 1.4 International academic/commercial interest and activityReferences; 2 The dendritic state; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Hierarchical staircase of structural complexity; 2.1.2 Structure-controlled biotic and abiotic macromolecules; 2.1.3 Proposed dendron/dendrimer shorthand nomenclature; 2.2 Dendrons, dendrimers, and megamers; 2.2.1 Visualization (imaging) of dendrimers and megamers; 2.2.1.1 Well-defined dendrons and dendrimers; 2.2.1.2 Well-defined megamers; 2.2.1.3 Statistical megamers; 2.2.2 Dendron and dendrimer design; 2.2.2.1 Compositional diversity; 2.2.2.2 Cores; 2.2.2.3 Interiors. - 2.2.2.4 Connectivity2.2.2.5 Branch cells; Symmetrical/unsymmetrical; Monomeric versus oligomeric repeat units; Chirality; 2.2.2.6 Terminal Functionality; Diversity of terminal functionality; Atom mimicry; 2.2.3 Dendrimer core, interior, and terminal group interaction to produce functional nano-devices; 2.2.3.1 Dendrimers as unimolecular micelle mimics; 2.2.3.2 Dendrimers as light harvesting antenna; 2.3 Advances in dendron and dendrimer internal complexity; 2.3.1 Homopolymeric dendrons/dendrimers; 2.3.1.1. Terminal group/generational differentiated homo-polymeric dendrimers. - 2.3.2 Co-polymeric dendrons/dendrimers2.3.2.1 Compositional differentiated type dendritic copolymers; Radially differentiated (layered) type dendritic copolymers; Sector differentiated (segmented) type dendritic copolymers; 2.3.2.2 Architecturally differentiated copolymers; Architectural-[.linear-dendritic] copolymers; Architectural-[.linear-dendritic] block copolymers; Architectural-[dendritic(core)-linear(shell)] copolymers; Architectural-[ linear(core)-dendritic(shell)] copolymers; Architectural-[ linear (core)-dendritic-dendritic (shell)] copolymers. - 3 Synthetic methodologies. - Macrocyclic-dendritic architectural copolymersArchitectural-[ dendritic(core)-cross-linked(shell)] copolymers; Architectural-[branched(core)-dendritic(shell)] copolymers; 2.4 Supramacromolecular assembly of dendrons; 2.4.1 Effect of size, shape and surface chemistry on self-assembly patterns for small molecule amphiphiles; 2.4.2 Dendron shape design; 2.4.3 Dendron self-assembly patterns; 2.5 Supramacromolecular self-assembly of dendrimers; 2.5.1 Dendrimersomes; 2.6 Dendritic supramolecular networks; 2.7 Hierarchical Aufbau: picoscale to micron sized dendritic lattices; References. - Captures the history of dendrimer discovery, key developments in scientific and commercial applications and future uses in nanotechnology.
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| Dewey | 547.704595 . - 668.9
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| ISBN | 9780521515801
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