Multifunctional Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis and Application Properties.
The immense scope of variation in dendritic molecules (hyper-branching, nano-sized, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, rigidity/flexibility balance, etc.) and their versatile functionalization, with the possibility of multivalent binding, permit the design of highly improved, novel materials. Dendritic-based materials are therefore viable alternatives to conventional polymers. The overall aim of this work is to show the advantages of dendronization processes by presenting the synthesis and characterization of three different dendronized systems: (I) microbeads of functionalized chitosan; (II) nanostructuration of polypropylene surfaces; and (III) smart dendritic nanogels. The particular properties yielded by these systems could only be achieved thanks to the dendronization process.
Departamento de Química Orgánica (IPQA, CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina. mmartinelli@fcq.unc.edu.ar.
Marisa
M
Martinelli
Departamento de Química Orgánica (IPQA, CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina. mcs@fcq.unc.edu.ar.
Miriam Cristina
MC
Strumia
D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
D050091:Dendrimers; D011108:Polymers; D011126:Polypropylenes; C009495:titanium dioxide; D048271:Chitosan; D014025:Titanium
dendronization; dendronized materials; dendrons; hybrid materials