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Multifunctional Dendritic Architectures: An Investigation of their Mechanical Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Haixia Zhou
Affiliation:
Organische Chemie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, E-mail: [email protected]
Marcel Richter
Affiliation:
Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Regine von Klitzing
Affiliation:
Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Rainer Haag
Affiliation:
Organische Chemie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The paper deals with the synthesis and investigation of mechanical properties of multifunctional polyglycerol nanogels which consist of PEG with different chain lengths (glycerol, PEG 400, PEG 400-DGE, and PEG 1500). Their swelling behavior, elasticity, and stiffness are discussed in correlation with the PEG chain length. The nanogels built of PEG 400 exhibited most interesting and promising features and show the highest elasticity.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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