Star and Hyperbranched Polymers
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Author(s): M. K. Mishra and S. Kobayashi (Eds)
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0 8247 1986 7
Format: hardback
350pp
Price: £108.00
Review Date: 23 May 2000
Review: This volume concentrates on advances in one of the most important areas of current polymer research. It is divided into two interrelated parts: it first examines star-branched polymers, and then hyperbranched polymers. Information including that on on new star polymers, hyperbranched polymers, and dendritic polymers is systematically provided. The strength of the book is in the design strategies which it offers for working with these polymers, their characterisation, properties and applications. The architecture and properties of dendrimers, starburst polymers, multi-arm star polymers, and comb polymers are discussed as well as the solution properties of regular star polymers. The characteristics of the polymers described include the size and shape of the molecules, their biological activities, their low viscosity in solution, and their substrate-holding properties inside the molecule. These new materials are expected to find applications in many areas.