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Page Plan

We plan to begin with an introduction section describing what Star-shaped polymers are and a brief summary of their history and applications. We will then have a section on the unique physical and chemical characteristics of star-shaped polymers (geometry, rheology, optical activity, etc). This section might also contain descriptions of major subclasses of star-shaped polymers if major subclasses exist. Next, we will have a section on the synthesis of star-shaped polymers, exploring different major synthetic approaches such as “arm-first” and “core-first” synthesis and briefly describing various reactions used to synthesize star-shaped polymers (click reactions, living anionic polymerization etc). This section might also include a brief history of particularly important star-shaped polymer syntheses. We will then conclude with a section on the applications of star-shaped polymers, which include drug-delivery, optics, chemical synthesis and many others.

Timeline

January 24-31: Literature search. Start gathering and outlining resources. Begin to designate certain information to certain sections January 31-February 7: Draft the lead section and the section on characteristics February 7-14: Draft sections on synthesis and applications

Sandbox

Here is the link to our Sandbox page. It is empty for now, but we hope to start filling it out according to the above outline. User:rasssar/sandbox rasssar (talk) 18:00, 27 January 2014 (UTC)Mcark