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The Influence of Molecular Architecture and Solvent Type on the Size and Structure of Poly(benzyl ether) Dendrimers by SANS
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2001
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Materials ScienceChemical EngineeringEngineeringPolymer SolutionDepolymerizationDifferent DendrimersNatural SciencesPolymer ScienceMolecular ArchitectureMacromolecular SystemOrganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistrySolvent TypeChemistryMolecular PolymerScaling LawPolymer ChemistryPolymer Synthesis
The size of poly(benzyl ether) dendrimers with different molecular architectures was measured by small angle neutron scattering (SANS). Both polar and non-polar solvents were used to measure the effect of solvent type. The radius of gyration (Rg) of all of the dendrimers follows a scaling law of Rg ∝ M1/3 consistent with literature values of other chemically different dendrimers. The effect of solvent type on dendrimer size was minimal.