Heterogeneously functionalized dendrimers

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 966-973

  Morgan, Joel R ^a   Cloninger, Mary J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiphiles; Dendrimers; Drug delivery; Glycodendrimers; Langmuir films; Light harvesting; MRI

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; CARBOHYDRATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DENDRIMER; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GADOLINIUM; POLYAMIDE; POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FILM; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; POLYMERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0036869011     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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