New methodologies in the construction of dendritic materials

作者:Carlmark Anna; Hawker Craig J; Hult Anders; Malkoch Michael*
来源:Chemical Society Reviews, 2009, 38(2): 352-362.
DOI:10.1039/b711745k

摘要

Dendritic polymers are highly branched polymer structures, with complex, secondary architectures and well-defined spatial location of functional groups. Due to their unique physical and chemical features, applications in areas such as targeted drug-delivery, macromolecular carriers, catalysis, sensors, light harvesting, surface engineering and biomimetic materials have been proposed. However, only a few dendritic materials have been exploited commercially due to time consuming syntheses and the generation of significant waste/presence of unreacted starting materials. This tutorial review describes traditional synthesis of dendritic materials as well as recent advances in synthetic strategies, for example the use of Click chemistry, as a tool to efficiently obtain complex, functional dendritic structures.

  • 出版日期2009