On the geometry and conformation of starburst dendrimers
Antonio de Padua, J.A. de Miranda-Neto, Isaac M. Xavier Jr., Fernando Moraes
Abstract
In this work, we propose a geometrical model for the study of conformational properties of a starburst dendrimer with the topology of a truncated Bethe lattice. A convenient embedding of the Bethe lattice in the hyperbolic plane is used to study the architecture of the dendrimer. As results, we find an upper bound for the molecular size and the density profile.