Foreword vii
Donald A. Tomalia
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Contributors xiii
About the Editor xvii
1 Dendrimer Chemistry: Supramolecular Perspectives andApplications 1
Charles N. Moorefield, Sujith Perera, and George R.Newkome
2 Physicochemical Properties of Dendrimers and DendrimerComplexes 55
Toyoko Imae
3 The Use of Dendrimers to Optimize the Physicochemical andTherapeutic Properties of Drugs 93
Nicole Stieger, Wilna Liebenberg, Marique E. Aucamp, andMelgardt M. de Villiers
4 Biological Properties of Phosphorus Dendrimers 139
Anne-Marie Caminade and Jean-Pierre Majoral
5 Dendrimer-Based Prodrugs: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation157
Mohammad Najlah, Zhengyuan Zhou, and AntonyD'Emanuele
6 Improving the Biocompatibility of Dendrimers in Drug Delivery207
Yiwen Li, Libo Zhao, and Yiyun Cheng
7 Degradable Dendrimers for Drug Delivery 239
Marc Gingras and Myriam Roy
8 Design of Stimuli-Responsive Dendrimers for BiomedicalPurposes 307
Chie Kojima
9 Dendrimer-Based Gene Delivery Systems: Administration Routesand In Vivo Evaluation 329
Santander-Ortega M.J., Uchegbu I.F., and SchätzleinA.G.
10 Triazine Dendrimers for DNA and siRNA Delivery: Progress,Challenges, and Opportunities 355
Meredith A. Mintzer, Olivia M. Merkel, Thomas Kissel, and EricE. Simanek
11 Dendrimer-Coated Carbohydrate Residues as Drug DeliveryTrojan Horses in Glycoscience 407
Yoann M. Chabre and Rene¿ Roy
12 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques in the Analysis ofPamam Dendrimer-Based Drug Delivery Systems 439
Xueyan Feng, Kun Yang, Jingjing Hu, Tongwen Xu, and YiyunCheng
13 Dendrimer-Based Medical Nanodevices for Magnetic ResonanceImaging Applications 463
Hongdong Cai, Mingwu Shen, and Xiangyang Shi
14 Dendrimer-Related Nanoparticle System for Computed TomographyImaging 479
Chen Peng and Xiangyang Shi
Index 501

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