title: Dendrimers with both polar and apolar nanocontainer characteristics.
abstract: Amphiphilic dendrimers with a custom-designed biaryl repeat unit have been synthesized. These dendrimers afford hydrophobic nanocontainers in polar solvents and hydrophilic nanocontainers in apolar solvents. These container properties were investigated using dye incorporation studies. The aggregation states of these dendrimers are also reported using DLS studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Dharma Rao
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Vutukuri
authors.forename: Subhadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thayumanavan
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004337:Drug Carriers; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011370:Proflavine / Q000737:chemistry; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D004337:Drug Carriers; D011108:Polymers; D011721:Pyrenes; C030984:pyrene; D011370:Proflavine