Pazmino, B.
and Douglas, J.
(2016),
Evolution of Dendrimer Conformational Structure with Generation Number, 8th International Conference Times of Polymers and Composites, Ischia, -1
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Evolution of Dendrimer Conformational Structure with Generation Number
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Abstract
We simulate the conformational structure of a coarse-grained model of dendrimer molecules in good solvent as a function of generation number G and find that they evolve through a substantially more complex structures than regular star polymer with increasing arms because of their hierarchical topological structure. As G increases, they progress from 3-arm stars to clusters that geometrically resemble lattice animals, and percolation clusters. Finally, they form nearly spherical porous spherical structures before spontaneously segregating into discrete ball-like structures at G=9, reflecting the branching complexity of the first dendrimer generation.Proceedings Title
8th International Conference Times of Polymers and Composites
Conference Dates
June 19-23, 2016
Conference Location
Ischia
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
dendrimers coarse-grained conformation
Citation
Created June 20, 2016, Updated January 27, 2020