Complex Macromolecular Chimeras

Hermis Iatrou; Marinos Pitsikalis; Georgios Sakellariou; Nikos Hadjichristidis

doi:10.1002/9780470825150.ch15

Complex Macromolecular _Chimeras

Hermis Iatrou^*, Marinos Pitsikalis, Georgios Sakellariou, Nikos Hadjichristidis

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Abstract

This chapter summarizes recent developments on the synthesis of well-defined linear (multiblock co/terpolymer) as well as nonlinear (e.g. star, graft, block-graft, dendritic) complex macromolecular chimeras (polypeptide/polymer hybrids), by combining living/controlled polymerization methods of conventional monomers with the ring-opening polymerization of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides. Although much development is still required, these complex polypeptide-based materials begin to rival their natural counterparts in terms of complexity and accuracy.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Complex Macromolecular Architectures
Subtitle of host publication	Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-Assembly
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	461-489
Number of pages	29
ISBN (Print)	9780470825136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470825150.ch15
State	Published - May 3 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Complex chimeras
Controlled/living polymerization
Dendritic chimeras
Graft chimeras
Living polymerization
Macromolecular chimeras
Multiblock chimeras
Ring-opening polymerization
Star chimeras
α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry

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