Dendrimers: Properties and applications

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 199-208

  Klajnert, Barbara ^a   Bryszewska, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cascade molecules; Dendrimers; PAMAM dendrimers

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; PAMAM STARBURST; POLYAMINE; POLYMER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYAMINES; POLYMERS;

EID: 0035229874     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_5127     Document Type: Review

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