Molecular modeling of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Starburst™ dendrimers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 647-651

  Bhalgat, Mahesh K ^a,b   Roberts, Jeanette C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

DENDRIMERS; MOLECULAR MODELING; POLYAMIDOAMINE;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 0033715966     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(99)00088-9     Document Type: Article

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