Polyester dendrimers

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 794-879

  Twibanire, Jean D'amour K ^a   Grindley, T Bruce ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternating dendrimers; Dendrimers; Dendrons; Hyperbranched polymers; Polyester dendrimers

Indexed keywords

BIFUNCTIONAL; DENDRIMER ASSEMBLY; DENDRONS; ESTER BONDS; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; POLYESTER DENDRIMERS;

ESTERS;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 84861768121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4010794     Document Type: Review

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