Dendritic polymer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002994",
  "term": "Dendritic polymer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer characterized by a highly branched, tree-like molecular architecture, often emanating from a central core or along a backbone. This category encompasses dendrimers, which are perfectly branched and monodisperse, and hyperbranched polymers, which have irregular branching. These polymers exhibit high solubility and numerous peripheral functional groups.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "dendritic block macromolecule"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2019, 91, 523. 'Nomenclature and terminology for dendrimers with regular dendrons and for hyperbranched polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 529 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1217)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dendritic-polymer/"
}