Self‐aggregation of amphiphilic [60]fullerenyl focal point functionalized PAMAM dendrons into pseudodendrimers: DNA binding involving dendriplex formation

In this research, we successfully performed a “click” synthesis of amphiphilic poly(amido amine) dendron‐bearing fullerenyl conjugate (C 60 G 1 ) using a copper(I)‐catalyzed azide‐alkyne cycloaddition reaction. The strong hydrophobicity of the C 60 moiety induces self‐assembly of C 60 G 1 into core–shell‐like “pseudodendrimers” with a uniform size distribution and positively charged peripherals. The pseudodendrimers were well‐characterized by...