Adv Polym Sci (2014) 260: 115–210
DOI: 10.1007/12_2013_230
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Published online: 27 October 2013
Structure Formation of Polymeric Building
Blocks: Complex Polymer Architectures
Kurt Binder, Hans-Ju ¨rgen Butt, George Floudas, Holger Frey,
Hsiao-Ping Hsu, Katharina Landfester, Ute Kolb, Angelika Ku ¨ hnle,
Michael Maskos, Klaus Mu ¨ llen, Wolfgang Paul, Manfred Schmidt,
Hans Wolfgang Spiess, and Peter Virnau
Abstract This chapter describes macromolecules with a complex structure, their
defined aggregation in solution, their adsorption to surfaces, and their possible aggregation on surfaces. The term “complex structure” implies that the macromolecules
show different, distinct structural elements or building blocks on a supra-atomic length
scale. Key to understanding the complex structure of macromolecules, their aggregation, and adsorption to surfaces are intra- and intermolecular interactions such as van
der Waals, electrostatic, π–π interactions, and hydrogen bonds.
Keywords Biopolymers Á Conformation Á Copolymers Á Cylindrical brush Á
Dendrimer Á Liquid crystal Á NMR spectroscopy Á Organic electronics Á Polyelectrolyte Á Polymer Á Self-assembly
K. Binder, H.-P. Hsu, and P. Virnau
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
H.-J. Butt (*), K. Landfester, K. Mu ¨llen, and H.W. Spiess
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany
e-mail: butt@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
G. Floudas
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece
H. Frey
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
U. Kolb, A. Ku ¨hnle, and M. Schmidt
Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
M. Maskos
Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
Institut fu ¨r Mikrotechnik Mainz IMM, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 18-20, Mainz 55129, Germany
W. Paul
Institute for Physics, Martin Luther Universita ¨t, Halle 06120, Germany
DOI: 10.1007/12_2013_230
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Published online: 27 October 2013
Structure Formation of Polymeric Building
Blocks: Complex Polymer Architectures
Kurt Binder, Hans-Ju ¨rgen Butt, George Floudas, Holger Frey,
Hsiao-Ping Hsu, Katharina Landfester, Ute Kolb, Angelika Ku ¨ hnle,
Michael Maskos, Klaus Mu ¨ llen, Wolfgang Paul, Manfred Schmidt,
Hans Wolfgang Spiess, and Peter Virnau
Abstract This chapter describes macromolecules with a complex structure, their
defined aggregation in solution, their adsorption to surfaces, and their possible aggregation on surfaces. The term “complex structure” implies that the macromolecules
show different, distinct structural elements or building blocks on a supra-atomic length
scale. Key to understanding the complex structure of macromolecules, their aggregation, and adsorption to surfaces are intra- and intermolecular interactions such as van
der Waals, electrostatic, π–π interactions, and hydrogen bonds.
Keywords Biopolymers Á Conformation Á Copolymers Á Cylindrical brush Á
Dendrimer Á Liquid crystal Á NMR spectroscopy Á Organic electronics Á Polyelectrolyte Á Polymer Á Self-assembly
K. Binder, H.-P. Hsu, and P. Virnau
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
H.-J. Butt (*), K. Landfester, K. Mu ¨llen, and H.W. Spiess
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany
e-mail: butt@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
G. Floudas
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece
H. Frey
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
U. Kolb, A. Ku ¨hnle, and M. Schmidt
Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
M. Maskos
Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55099, Germany
Institut fu ¨r Mikrotechnik Mainz IMM, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 18-20, Mainz 55129, Germany
W. Paul
Institute for Physics, Martin Luther Universita ¨t, Halle 06120, Germany