Dendrimers and other Dendritic Polymers

Provides a detailed insight into dendritic polymers, and discusses all the known subclasses of dendritic polymers in addition to dendrons and dendrimers, including hyperbranched polymers, dendrigrafts and megamers. With contributions from many of the leading scientists in the field of dendritic polymers, this comprehensive volume provides an overview of developments in the field of dendrimers, with a comparison of properties and synthesis to traditional polymers. Also includes a discussion of commercial and potential applications for dendritic polymers, an identification of the key trends and analytical perspectives in dendrimer research , and practical procedures for the laboratory preparation of some of the more commonly used dendrimer families. This will be essential reading for all chemists, polymer/material scientists, plastics engineers, nanotechnologists and postgraduate polymer scientists and engineers.