Core-Shell Tecto(dendrimers): I. Synthesis and Characterization of Saturated Shell Models

Abstract

Rapid construction of nanoarchitectures of high dimension and complexity is what these authors aim to achieve using core–shell tecto-(dendrimers). Self-assembly of the core-dendrimer tectons followed by amide bond formation to attach the shell-dendrimer tectons (see Figure) allows the construction of dendrimers so large and generationally advanced that they can be treated as spheroids.