Studies on "Perfect" Hyperbranched Chains Free in Solution and Confined in a Cylindrical Pore

• Main Author: Li, Lianwei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Polymer Sciences.

Lianwei Li's Ph.D. thesis solves a long-standing problem in polymer physics: how does a hyperbranched chain pass through a cylindrical pore smaller than its size under an elongational flow field? The question was asked by the Nobel Laureate, the late Professor de Gennes in the 70s but has never...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Background
• Our Main Goals
• Seesaw-Type Macromonomer Strategy: a Versatile Approach for the Preparation of “Perfect” Hyperbranched Polymers
• Preparation of “Perfect” Hyperbranched Homopolymers and Copolymers by “Click” Chemistry
• Solution Properties of “Perfect” Hyperbranched Homopolymers and Copolymers
• Conclusion
• Experimental Part.