Research report 2016 - Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Polymer Synthesis
Authors
Müllen, Klaus
Departments
Synthetische Chemie
Summary
By means of two examples, graphene nanoribbons and dimensionally stable dendrimers, I describe complex polymer syntheses and their great benefits for electronics on the one hand and gene therapy on the other. The first message I want to convey is that for ambitious goals in materials research, synthesis cannot only be "simple and practical," and the second message is that innovation needs the right people and partners.