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branched polymer

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branched polymer [¦brancht ′päl·ə·mər]
(organic chemistry)
A polymer chain having branch points that connect three or more chain segments; examples include graft copolymers, star polymers, comb polymers, and dendritic polymers.


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And compared with intricately branched polymers called dendrimers, the new material appears to be more "densely knitted" in structure, rather than "crocheted:' Bianconi says.
Experimental samples were produced to form both linear and branched polymers at three different molecular weights.
The new molecule - a lacy, branched polymer known as a dendrimer - has a precisely defined structure and can be produced in surprisingly uniform batches, says Jeffrey S.
 
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