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Encapsulated electroactive molecules
Author(s) -
Gorman Christopher B.
Publication year - 1997
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/adma.19970091412
Subject(s) - dendrimer , materials science , branching (polymer chemistry) , moiety , nanotechnology , molecule , encapsulation (networking) , small molecule , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemistry , computer science , composite material , computer network , biochemistry
The role of a dendrimer as an encapsulating shell around small molecules or the dendrimer core itself are briefly outlined. It is shown that encapsulation by a dendrimer reduces the rate of electron transfer to or from a redox‐active moiety incorporated in the core according to the degree of branching around the core. Development of this idea could lead to a molecular switch or an information storage device. The use of the properties of the core in order to obtain information about the shape, internal organization, and environment within a dendrimer is also outlined and an example given.