SURFACE FRACTALITY OF DENDRIMERS

被引:31
作者
FARIN, D [1 ]
AVNIR, D [1 ]
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,DEPT ORGAN CHEM,IL-91904 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
来源
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION IN ENGLISH | 1991年 / 30卷 / 10期
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10.1002/anie.199113791
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The surface of the polyamidoamine (PAMAM) starburst dendrimers of Tomalia et al. is indeed fractal. Two independent analyses yielded as fractal dimension D 2.41 +/- 0.04 and 2.42 +/- 0.07. The fractal dimension of several enzymes lie in this region, so the starburst dendrimers will probably mimic biomolecules.
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