Supramolecular technologies

Brzdzka, Z. In Supramolecular Technology Reinhoudt, D. N., Ed. Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry 10 Elsevier Science Oxford, UK, 1996, Chapter 8, pp. 187-212. 

For supramolecular technologies, however, it is necessary to manipulate dendri-mers in large quantities. Large-scale syntheses of dendrimers do not abound only... 

Dendritic architectures have attracted the interest of many scientists recently. The aesthetically pleasing tree-like moleeules combine advanced synthesis and unique properties with the prospects of supramolecular technologies. The guest-host properties of these well-defined macromolecules are of great interest, because they resemble the interactions of small molecules with biomacromolecules like proteins, and they are able to close the gap between the traditional supramolecular interactions of smaller molecules and the interactions in larger (phase-separated) macromolecular systems. In recent years a large number of interesting results have been reported, in which supramolecular interactions and dendritic architectures are combined. 

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