On the geometry and conformation of starburst dendrimers

de Padua, Antonio; de Miranda-Neto, J. A.; Xavier Jr., Isaac M.; Moraes, Fernando

On the geometry and conformation of starburst dendrimers

Authors

de Padua, Antonio

de Miranda-Neto, J. A.

Xavier Jr., Isaac M.

Moraes, Fernando

Description

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.
Latex, 11 pages, 4 uuencoded Postscript figures