Chemistry of multifunctional polymers based on bis-MPA and their cutting-edge applications. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: García-Gallego, Sandra; Nyström, Andreas M.; Malkoch, Michael
• Is Part Of: Progress in polymer science. Volume 48(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 110
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Bis-MPA -- Aliphatic polyester -- Dendritic polymers -- Polycarbonate -- Nanomaterials -- Biomedical applications; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Industrial applications -- Periodicals; Polymères -- Périodiques; Polymérisation -- Périodiques; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.04.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0079-6700

Abstract

Abstract: Polymers play an important role in the advancement of materials for use in cutting-edge applications. A direct consequence of an increased demand for more sophisticated materials has been a drive toward developing polymers that exhibit a higher level of structural control, especially in terms of the number and type of functionalities provided within the polymer framework. A family of polymers that meets such a challenge is based on the readily available AB2 monomer 2, 2-bismethylolpropionic acid (bis-MPA) building block. Due to the ease with which the monomers can be synthesized, an array of multifunctional polymers have been produced including monodisperse dendrimers and dendrons and well-defined linear polymers as well as linear-dendritic hybridizations. This review outlines the evolution of the synthetic strategies for developing novel polymeric architectures based on bis-MPA and their assessment in both solution and substrate-based innovative applications.