The formation of branched products during polymer synthesis was historically viewed as an unwanted but unavoidable side reaction. More recently, highly branched molecules have been found to exhibit ...

Hyperbranched polymers – tree-like molecules – are not particularly useful for the creation of plastic films and molded parts because they don't entangle. So Virginia Tech researchers have created ...

Dendritic polymers are highly branched molecules that consist of three-dimensional architectures closely resembling that of a tree. The six different classes of dendritic polymers include dendrimers, ...

Controlled radical polymerization is a means of manufacturing highly branched three-dimensional macromolecules known as hyperbranched polymers. It might employ inimers, compounds containing an ...