"Dendrimers Fundamentals and Applications" ed. by Claudia Maria Simonescu

The main purpose of this book is to highlight the issues regarding properties and applications of dendrimers in the field of biology, medicine, liquid crystal devices, electronics, quantum devices, and self-healing technology.

Dendrimers are defined as nanoscale macromolecules having a particular architecture consisting of treelike arms or branches. They are characterized by special properties that make them promising candidates in medicine, biology, materials science, synthetic organic chemistry, biotechnology, environmental engineering, optics, electronics, catalysis, electrochemistry, photochemistry, and sensors and even for production of cosmetics and personal care products. The dendrimers research field is growing day by day, and scientists are exploring new synthesis and functionalization methods in order to improve and to determine new properties and thus new applications.

Contents
1 Dendrimers as Nanoengineered Materials and Their Applications
2 Dendrimers as Drug Nanocarriers: The Future of Gene Therapy and Targeted Therapies in Cancer
3 Lysine Dendrimers and Their Complexes with Therapeutic and Amyloid Peptides: Computer Simulation
4 Radiolabeled Dendrimers as Potential PET Agents for Molecular Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis
5 Azodendrimers as a Functional Material
6 Self-healing of Structural Composites Containing Dendrimers as Healing Agent
7 Dendrimers as Dopant Atom Carriers