title: Characterization of dendrimers.
abstract: Dendrimers pertain both to the molecular chemistry world for their step by step controlled syntheses, and to the polymer world because of their repetitive structure made of monomers; thus they benefit from analytical techniques from both worlds. This review is a survey of the main analytical techniques used for the characterization of the chemical composition, the morphology, the shape, and the homogeneity of dendrimers. It includes NMR, IR, Raman, UV-Visible, fluorescence, circular dichroism, X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, SAXS, SANS, Laser Light Scattering, microscopy, SEC, EPR, electrochemistry, electrophoresis, intrinsic viscosity, DSC, and dielectric spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. caminade@lcc-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Caminade
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Majoral
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008853:Microscopy; D012212:Rheology; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D050091:Dendrimers