Simulating Dendrimer Growth and Light Harvesting
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In this project I started studying about dendrimers, their chemistry and their physics. After studying the dendrimer and its mechanism in light harvesting, the focus turned into simulating it. Using Visual Basic’s graphical capabilities, I have designed some programs to simulate the growth of the dendrimers. This will allow the user to easily understand and visualize the characteristics that make the dendrimer unique.
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