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In polymer science, star-shaped polymers are the simplest class of branched polymers with a general structure consisting of several (at least three) linear chains connected to a central core. [1] The core, or the center, of the polymer can be an atom , molecule , or macromolecule ; the chains, or "arms", consist of variable-length organic chains.
A star-shaped polymer molecule is a branched polymer molecule in which a single branch point gives rise to multiple linear chains or arms. If the arms are identical the star polymer molecule is said to be regular. If adjacent arms are composed of different repeating subunits, the star polymer molecule is said to be variegated.
Branch point in a polymer. Polymer architecture in polymer science relates to the way branching leads to a deviation from a strictly linear polymer chain. [1] Branching may occur randomly or reactions may be designed so that specific architectures are targeted. [1] It is an important microstructural feature.
Crystal structure of a first-generation polyphenylene dendrimer reported by Müllen et al [5] A first-generation "cyanostar" dendrimer and its STM image [6]. The first dendrimers were made by divergent synthesis approaches by Fritz Vögtle in 1978, [7] R.G. Denkewalter at Allied Corporation in 1981, [8] [9] Donald Tomalia at Dow Chemical in 1983 [10] and in 1985, [11] [12] and by George R ...
The polymers that are typically used to make the polymer based macromolecular cages are made with star shaped polymers or nonlinear polymer precursors. [3] [2] [4] The molecular size of the polymeric macromolecular cage is controlled by the molecular weight of the star-shaped polymer or branched polymer. The macromolecular cages made from non ...
Polysaccharides (sugar polymers) can be linear or branched and are typically joined with glycosidic bonds. The exact placement of the linkage can vary, and the orientation of the linking functional groups is also important, resulting in α- and β-glycosidic bonds with numbering definitive of the linking carbons' location in the ring.
Branch point in a polymer. An important microstructural feature of a polymer is its architecture and shape, which relates to the way branch points lead to a deviation from a simple linear chain. [25] A branched polymer molecule is composed of a main chain with one
Amylopectin / ˌ æ m ɪ l oʊ ˈ p ɛ k t ɪ n / is a water-insoluble [1] [2] polysaccharide and highly branched polymer of α-glucose units found in plants. It is one of the two components of starch, the other being amylose.