Structure and Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Dendrimers in Water

Molecular Recognition and Polymers: Control of Polymer Structure and Self-Assembly

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 259-306

  Shao, Hui ^a   Parquette, Jon R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic dendrimer self assembly in water; Folded amphiphilic dendrimers; Self assembly and aggregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890256997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470384053.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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