A series of polyamidoamine dendrimers (generations 1.5-4.0, with ethylenediamine as the central core) has been investigated in methanol solution by means of the small-angle X-ray scattering technique. The comparative analysis of the structural properties of integer and half-integer generations of the dendrimers seems to be dominated by rather different trends. While the integer generations, bearing terminal amino groups, approach a compact space-filling structure, the presence of residue charges on the terminal carboxylate groups in the half-integer generations leads to a less compact internal structure and a long-range electrostatic interaction (structural order) in the system. © Springer-Verlag 1999.
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Mallamace, F., Lesieur, P., Lombardo, D., Micali, N., Monsu’Scolaro, L., Romeo, A., & Romeo, E. (1999). Small-angle X-ray scattering structural investigations of starburst dendrimers in solution. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, 112, 152–156. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48953-3_32
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