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ArticleNanoscale research letters2014

Dendrimers: synthesis, applications, and properties.

Elham Abbasi, Sedigheh Fekri Aval, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Morteza Milani, Hamid Tayefi Nasrabadi, Sang Woo Joo, Younes Hanifehpour, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Roghiyeh Pashaei-Asl

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 285 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

285 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elham AbbasiDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Sedigheh Fekri AvalDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran ; Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Abolfazl AkbarzadehDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Morteza MilaniDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran ; Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Hamid Tayefi NasrabadiDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Sang Woo JooSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
Younes HanifehpourSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
Kazem Nejati-KoshkiDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran ; Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Roghiyeh Pashaei-AslDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendrimers are nano-sized, radially symmetric molecules with well-defined, homogeneous, and monodisperse structure that has a typically symmetric core, an inner shell, and an outer shell. Their three traditional macromolecular architectural classes are broadly recognized to generate rather polydisperse products of different molecular weights. A variety of dendrimers exist, and each has biological properties such as polyvalency, self-assembling, electrostatic interactions, chemical stability, low cytotoxicity, and solubility. These varied characteristics make dendrimers a good choice in the medical field, and this review covers their diverse applications.

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DendrimerNanoscalePAMAMPseudorotaxane

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PMID24994950
PMCPMC4074873

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