abstract
- © 2015 Elsevier LtdWe report the synthesis of dendrons and dendrimers with branching units composed of two parts: a residue with biological activity and a branching molecule. This approach allows better exploitation of the dendritic architecture, giving to the scaffolding structure an `active¿ role beyond the traditional one and leaving the peripheral groups unaffected and ready for diverse modifications in order to improve their potential performance in the drug delivery scenario.