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[...]... Features of Dendrimers Based upon Self-Assembly and Host-Guest Properties 387 J.-W Weener, M W P L Baars and E W Meijer 1 Introduction 2 Self-assembly of Dendrimers 2.1 Dendrimers on Surfaces: Conformational Behaviour 2.2 Functional Thin Films using Dendrimers 2.3 Amphiphilic Dendrimers 2.4 Liquid Crystalline Dendrimers. .. III PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF DENDRITIC POLYMERS 15 Dendritic and Hyperbranched Glycoconjugates as Biomedical Anti-Adhesion Agents 361 R Roy 1 Introduction 2 Adhesion Mechanisms Involved in Influenza Virus and Related Microbial Infections 3 Suitably Functionalized Carbohydrate Precursors 4 Calix[4]arene and -cyclodextrin... 285 J Li and D A Tomalia 1 Introduction 2 Overview of Atomic Force Microscopy 3 Characterization of Dendritic Macromolecules by AFM 3.1 Dendritic Macromolecular Films 3.2 Shape Control with Quasi-Equivalent Dendritic Surfaces — Dendritic Cylindrical and Spherical Shapes 3.3 Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) Dendrimers 3.3.1... 417 17 Dendritic Polymers: Optical and Photochemical Properties 425 D.-L Jiang and T Aida 1 Introduction 425 CONTENTS 2 Light-harvesting Antenna Functions of Dendrimers 2.1 Morphology Dependence of Excited Singlet Energy Transfer Events 2.2 Molecular Design of Blue-luminescent Dendritic Rods 2.3 Isomerization of Azodendrimers... linear random coil polymers In spite of this difficult acceptance, it is quite remarkable to note that by the end of 1990 about two dozen publications on dendrimers had appeared in refereed journals By the end of 1991 the rate of publication of dendrimer papers had started to climb markedly while there still were only three papers on random hyperbranched polymers and two on dendrigraft or arborescent polymers. .. persistence and credibility of many key scientists listed in Table 1 during that period, set the stage for the explosive acceptance and recognition of dendritic polymers over the next decade Several key events also contributed to this transformation This included an invitation by D Seebach and H Ringsdorf to present the dendritic polymer concepts’ at the prestigious Burgenstock Conference in Switzerland (May,... deep-UV photoresists [46—47], and of course Hawker’s convergent synthesis [26—27, 37] of dendrimers While repetitive syntheses of both linear and branched [4,48] small molecules and even macromolecules were not new (e.g preparation of linear oligopeptides or branched polylysine [48]), Tomalia’s dendrimers were clearly novel and had something special to offer: features and properties that develop as... microscopy [61], and other assorted measurements have exhaustively verified the principles of dendritic growth and amplification’ while also illustrating some of the unusual properties that result from the dendritic state Beginning in the early 1990s, an overwhelming international interest in the dendritic polymer field has become apparent as manifested by research publications, reviews, monographs and patents... Covalently Linked at the Center of the Dendrimer 3 Other Photochemical Characterization 3.1 Photoresponsive Dendrimers 3.1.1 Photoswitchable Dendrimers 3.1.2 Dendritic Antennae 3.2 Metal Nanocomposites Stabilized by Dendrimers 3.3 Electronic Conducting Dendrimers 4 References 309 310 311... in Analyzing Dendritic Polymers and Related Materials 4.1 Purity and Homogeneity Assessment 4.2 Molecular Weight Estimations 4.3 Study of DNA/Dendrimer Complexes 5 Conclusion 6 References 245 245 245 246 249 249 251 252 11 Characterization of Dendritically Branched Polymers by Small . Properties and Technology Polymer–Clay Nanocomposites Forthcoming titles: Modern Styrenic Polymers Modern Polyesters Dendrimers and Other Dendritic Polymers Edited. Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dendrimers and other dendritic polymers/ edited by Jean M. J. Fre´ chet and Donald A. Tomalia. p. cm. — (Wiley series