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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem B. 2008 Jul 12;112(31):9337–9345. doi: 10.1021/jp801377a

TABLE 1.

Properties of the G3 PAMAM Dendrimers

terminal groupa no. of atoms per dendrimer mass (kDa) charge (e)
G3–NH3+ –NH3+ 1124 6.94 +32
G3–Ac –NHCOCH3 1252 8.25 0
G3–COO– –NHCOCH2CH2COO– 1412 10.1 –32
a

All 32 primary amines of each G3 PAMAM dendrimer are converted to one of these three terminal groups, giving the dendrimers a +32e, 0, or –32e net charge.