The power behind dendrimers, also known as “dendritic effects”, provides new technology for building new products. These dendritic effects arise from the nanosize, shape, and chemistry contained within each precise nanostructure. Dendritic effects are discovered by comparing different sizes (aka “generations”) and surface chemistries. It is difficult to find another nanometer sized particle that gives such precise control over functionality, size, shape, and performance to uncover these dendritic effects.

As with all nanosized objects, dendrimers have an incredibly high surface area to volume ratio which is referred to as “nanoscale effects”. In addition, the typical dendrimer nanosizes (1 to 10 nm) are in the same dimensions as proteins, antibodies, and enzymes which can lead to interest interactions with these biomolecules. Together, nanoscale and dendritic effects create new phenomena such as:

• low viscosity
• polyvalency
• high solubility
• nanocontainers
• and many more