Dendrimers: A review of their appeal and applications

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 903-918

  Dykes, Graham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dendrimer; Messel Scholar; Microenvironment; Molecular recognition; Self assembly; Supramolecular

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; MACROMOLECULES;

DENDRITIC MOLECULES;

DENDRIMERS;

ACETONITRILE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; BARBITURIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CONCANAVALIN A; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYCLODEXTRIN; DENDRIMER; GADOLINIUM; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; HEMATIN; LANTHANIDE; PLASMID DNA; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; PROFLAVINE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BINDING KINETICS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MACROMOLECULE; MICELLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SENSOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034851810     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.464     Document Type: Review

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