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Dendrimers—Branching out from curiosities into new technologies

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A review of the theories and concepts surrounding dendrimer syntheses without becoming an exhaustive catalogue of the literature can be found in this paper, where a significant effort is made to examine the numerous applications that are beginning to emerge for these fascinating polymers.
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This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 1998-01-01. It has received 550 citations till now.

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Molecular self-assembly and nanochemistry: A chemical strategy for the synthesis of nanostructures

TL;DR: In this article, self-assembly is defined as the spontaneous association of molecules under equilibrium conditions into stable, structurally well-defined aggregates joined by noncovalent bonds.
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Hyperbranched polymers: from synthesis to applications

TL;DR: In this article, a couple-monomer methodology (CMM) is proposed for hyperbranched polymers, which is based on the in situ formation of ABn intermediates from specific monomer pairs.
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Polymer nanocomposites based on functionalized carbon nanotubes

TL;DR: There are several methods for the dispersion of CNTs in the polymer matrix such as solution mixing, melt mixing, electrospinning, in-situ polymerization and chemical functionalization of the carbon nanotubes as discussed by the authors.
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Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry

TL;DR: The aim of this book is to provide a history of Supramolecular Chemistry from its inception in the 1920s to the present day, with a focus on the period between 1950 and 1983.
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A new class of polymers: Starburst-dendritic macromolecules

TL;DR: Starburst polymers as mentioned in this paper are a class of topological macromolecules which are derived from classical monomers/oligomers by their extraordinary symmetry, high branching and maximized terminal functionality density.
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Supramolecular Chemistry—Scope and Perspectives Molecules, Supermolecules, and Molecular Devices (Nobel Lecture)

TL;DR: Developments in molecular and supramolecular design and engineering open perspectives towards the realization of molecular photonic, electronic, and ionic devices that would perform highly selective recognition, reaction, and transfer operations for signal and information processing at the molecular level.
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Molecular self-assembly and nanochemistry: a chemical strategy for the synthesis of nanostructures.

TL;DR: The ability to prepare structures in the upper part of this range of sizes would open a route to structures comparable in size (and perhaps complementary in function) to those that can be prepared by microlithography and other techniques of microfabrication.
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Starburst Dendrimers: Molecular-Level Control of Size, Shape, Surface Chemistry, Topology, and Flexibility from Atoms to Macroscopic Matter

TL;DR: Starburst dendrimers are three-dimensional, highly ordered oligomeric and polymeric compounds formed by reiterative reaction sequences starting from smaller molecules—“initiator cores” such as ammonia or pentaerythritol.
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