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Dendritic architecture a clever route to monodispersed macromolecules

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Dendritic macromolecules are excellent examples for macromolecules that possess well-defined branching that develops from a core to the periphery. The pseudospherical structure of dendrimers has opened up numerous possibilities for interesting applications.

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N Jayaraman is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His research interest covers largely the area of carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, dendrimer chemistry and amphiphilic liquid crystals.

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Jayaraman, N. Molecule matters. Reson 16, 1246–1253 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-011-0140-y

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