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002 - Radially Layered Copoly(amidoamine-organosilicon) Dendrimers
PAMAMOS dendrimers are a new class of globular, radially layered, copolymeric nano-sized molecules consisting of hydrophilic and nucleophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]n<) interiors and hydrophobic organosilicon (OS: -R-SiX₃) exteriors.

Categories: MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords:Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) dendrimers, PAMAMOS, Inverted unimolecular nanoscopic micelles, Copolymeric dendrimers, Surface

004 - Dendrimer-Based Sponges and Metal Composites
Dendrimer-based, honeycomb-like, nano-structured networks prepared from radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, dendrimers having spheroidal nucleophilic and hydrophilic polyamidoamine, PAMAM, domains embedded in a hydrophobic organosilicon, OS, matrix are capable of encapsulating a variety of electrophilic nanoscopic guest species.

Categories: SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Dendrimer networks, Nanocomplexes, Nanocomposites, Encapsulation of nanoscopic metallic particles, Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, Films, Coatings

005 - High Generation Radially Layered Dendrimers
This patent describes radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) copolymeric dendrimers having hydrophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]_n<) interior cores of generation 0 through 7 and hydrophobic exterior shells of two or more generations of organosilicon (OS: -R-SiX₃) branch cells.

Categories: PHOTONICS; SENSORS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Copolymeric dendrimers, Polyamidoamine-organosilicon, PAMAMOS, Functional organosilicon dendrons, Divergent-convergent synthesis

012 - Hyperbranched Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides and Polyesters
This patent describes a method for end-group siliconization of amine-terminated hyperbranched polymers, such as polyureas, polyamides, polyamidoamines, etc.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Siliconized hyperbranched polymers, Polyureas, Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides, Polyesters, Sol-gel chemistry, Crosslinked hyperbranched polymer coatings