Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers: From biomimicry to drug delivery and biomedical applications

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 427-436

  Esfand, Roseita ^b   Tomalia, Donald A ^a  

^a Dendritic Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; DENDRIMER; HEMOGLOBIN; LIPOSOME; POLY(AMIDOAMINE) DENDRIMER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035342007     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6446(01)01757-3     Document Type: Review

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