Dendrimers: A New Race of Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers

Table 1

Properties of dendrimers [3].

S. No.	Properties	Dendrimer
1	Structure and shape	Compact and spherical/globular
2	Size	Range of 1-100 nm
3	Architecture	Regular
4	Structural control	Very high
5	Synthesis	Stepwise growth
6	Crystallinity	Noncrystalline, amorphous materials, low glass temperatures
7	Reactivity	High
8	Aqueous solubility	High
9	Nonpolar solubility	High
10	Viscosity	Nonlinear relationship with molecular weight
11	Ionic conductivity	High
12	Compressibility	Low
13	Polydispersity	Monodisperse/narrow polydispersity index
14	Compressibility	Low