title: Supramolecular dendrimer capsules by cooperative binding.
abstract: We exploit the unique features of dendrimers as molecular nanospheres with many peripheral binding sites to show that maximizing cooperative binding enables a novel modular self-assembly approach to construct supramolecular capsules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tessier
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olliff
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Geng
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D050091:Dendrimers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances