Smart Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Application: Development of Versatile Nanocarrier Platforms in Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

Figure 9

Main structural features of dendrimers (a). Dendrimer nanocarriers. Active components (and drugs) are entrapped in the internal cavity of the dendrimers (b) or conjugated to their surface functional groups (c).

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