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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: Langmuir. 2010 Apr 20;26(8):5364–5373. doi: 10.1021/la9037843

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Schematic representation of the three dimensional structure of the aliphatic hyperbranched polymer (HBPE 5) and its HBPE nanoparticles. The monomer 4 has three-bond connectivity (the arrows) to grow three-dimensionally under polymerization conditions, resulting in a highly branched polymer with hydrophobic cavities in the polymeric structure.