Silicon-Containing Dendritic Polymers
This is the first book of its kind to solely focus on silicon containing dendritic polymers. The contributions of those experts who either originally introduced each field or who played a major role in its progress are reported. The developments in each o
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ADVANCES IN SILICON SCIENCE
volume 2 Series Editor:
JANIS MATISONS School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia.
Advances in Silicon Science is a book series which presents reviews of the present and future trends in silicon science and will benefit those in chemistry, physics, biomedical engineering, and materials science. It is aimed at all scientists at universities and in industry who wish to keep abreast of advances in the topics covered.
Series Editor Professor Janis Matisons Nanomaterials Group Chair of Nanotechnology School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences Flinders University GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Volume 2 Silicon-Containing Dendritic Polymers Volume Editors Dr. Petar R. Dvornic Michigan Molecular Institute 1910 W. St. Andrews Rd. Midland, MI 48640 USA Dr. Michael J. Owen Michigan Molecular Institute 1910 W. St. Andrews Rd. Midland, MI 48640 USA
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Petar R. Dvornic • Michael J. Owen Editors
Silicon-Containing Dendritic Polymers
Editors Petar R. Dvornic Michigan Molecular Institute 1910 W. St. Andrews Rd. Midland, MI 48640 USA [email protected]
Michael J. Owen Michigan Molecular Institute 1910 W. St. Andrews Rd. Midland, MI 48640 USA [email protected]
ISBN: 978-1-4020-8173-6 e-ISBN: 978-1-4020-8174-3 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8174-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008936828 © 2009 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. © Chapter 3 is published with kind permission of © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2009 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Preface
In this book, we have attempted to present a coherent picture of the field of siliconcontaining dendritic polymers which has attracted outstanding research attention during the last 20 years. This interest resulted from an almost explosive development of dendritic polymers in general, including primarily dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers, which have become one of the fastest growing areas of polymer science, and from a unique combination of properties of silicon-containing polymers that is not found in any class of “purely” organic materials. The almost contagious fascination of many scientists from different disciplines with dendritic polymers came mostly from their unprecedented molecular architecture, unique resulting properties and the realization that they represent ideal building blocks for “soft”, chemical, bottom-up nanotechnology. As a consequence, several hundred different dendritic polymer families have been reported, among which the silicon-containing ones
