Fig. 1. Schematic representation of idealised hyp-polydendron synthesis. Atom transfer radical copolymerization (ATRP) of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 3, initiated by the functional G2 dendron, 1 to form (A) hyp-polydendrons; and (B) inclusion of a PEG16-initiator, 4, to form hyp-polydendrons with controlled and mixed surface functionality.
