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Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 2211-3347
ISSN (Online): 1874-4788

Current Patents of Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers in Membranes

Author(s): Tongwen Xu, Jinrong Wang and Yiyun Cheng

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2008

Page: [41 - 51] Pages: 11

DOI: 10.2174/2211334710801010041

Abstract

Dendrimers or other hyperbranched polymers are a new class of artificial polymers with unique properties, such as high degree of branching units, high density of surface functional groups, nano-scaled size, well-defined molecular weight and low-dispersity. These features make them attractive materials in the field of membrane science. This review is a short survey of patents on dendrimers and other hyperbranched polymers in membrane fields such as proton exchange membranes, bipolar membranes, gas separation membranes, and solid-liquid separation membranes, etc.

Keywords: Dendritic polymer, dendrimer, hyperbranched polymer, membrane


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