Abstract
Hyperbranched poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers were synthesized by random anionic ring-opening multibranching copolymerization of ethylene oxide with glycidol as a branching agent, leading to poly(ethylene glycol) structure with glycerol branching points. Extending the available range of molar masses by novel synthesis strategies, a limited extent of control over the degree of polymerization was achieved by variation of the solvent in this copolymerization. Generally, absolute molar mass characterization of hyperbranched polymers still represents an unresolved challenge. A series of the hyperbranched poly(ethylene glycol)-co-(glycerol) copolymers (hbPEGs) of a wide range of molar masses (1400 < M < 1 700 000 g mol–1), degree of branching (DB) = 0.04–0.54, and moderate polydispersity (Mw/Mn) ≈ 2.1 ± 0.2 were studied, in both water and dimethylformamide by the methods of molecular hydrodynamics. Analytical ultracentrifugation, intrinsic viscosity, translational diffusion measurements, and SEC were combined....
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