Dendrimers in drug delivery

Søren Leth Mejlsøe; Jørn B. Christensen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-91668-4.00005-8

Dendrimers in drug delivery

Søren Leth Mejlsøe, Jørn B. Christensen

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

A dendrimer is a molecular architecture leading to macromolecules that in size and shape are similar to globular proteins having a spherical structure with a large number of surface groups as well as internal cavities. Size is an important factor for biological properties such as half-life in the blood stream, modes of excretion, and cellular trafficking and given that dendrimers cover a size range of 1-10nm as well as being able to form self-assembled structures, gives a wide pallet for using dendrimers for drug delivery in medicine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced and Modern approaches for Drug Delivery
Number of pages	31
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	2023
Pages	357-387
Chapter	13
ISBN (Print)	9780323972192
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323916684
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91668-4.00005-8
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Keywords

Antimicrobial agents
Chemotherapy
Dendrimers
Dental applications
Drug delivery

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