Article
Functional Group Density and Recognition in Polymer Nanotubes
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
(2009)
Abstract
Branching out: The use of polypropylene–imine dendrimers as scaffolds leads to the precise control of the pore size of functionalized nanoporous membranes, which can be used for molecular recognition. The nanopores show a finite transition in generation-dependent molecular discrimination capabilities, which arises not only from the size of the final pores, but also from the functional group density of the dendrimers (see picture).
Keywords
- carboxylic acids,
- dendrimers,
- membranes,
- molecular recognition,
- nanostructures
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Citation Information
EN Savariar, MM Sochat, A Klaikherd and S Thayumanavan. "Functional Group Density and Recognition in Polymer Nanotubes" Angewandte Chemie-International Edition Vol. 48 Iss. 1 (2009) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sankaran_thayumanavan/48/