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Core–Shell Tecto(dendrimers): I. Synthesis and Characterization of Saturated Shell Models
Author(s) -
Uppuluri S.,
Swanson D. R.,
Piehler L. T.,
Li J.,
Hagnauer G. L.,
Tomalia D. A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(200006)12:11<796::aid-adma796>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - materials science , shell (structure) , characterization (materials science) , dendrimer , core (optical fiber) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , engineering
Rapid construction of nanoarchitectures of high dimension and complexity is what these authors aim to achieve using core–shell tecto‐(dendrimers). Self‐assembly of the core‐dendrimer tectons followed by amide bond formation to attach the shell‐dendrimer tectons (see Figure) allows the construction of dendrimers so large and generationally advanced that they can be treated as spheroids.