Dendrimer: a Complete Drug Carrier
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چکیده
Dendrimers are a new class of polymeric materials. They are highly branched, monodisperse macromolecules. Structural Advantages allow dendrimers to play an important role in the fields of nanotechnology, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. As a result of their unique behaviour dendrimers are suitable for a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications. The paper gives a brief review of dendrimers’ physicochemical properties and their possible use in various areas of research, technology and treatment.
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