Dendrimers: Synthetic Science to Controlled Organic Nanostructures and a Window to a New Systematic Framework for Unifying Nanoscience

Generally speaking, signi¢cant new paradigm shiµs have initiated each of these technology periods. Typical of each period has been the systematic characterization and exploitation of novel structural/ material properties. Based on the property patterns observed within the complexity boundaries of the speci¢c technology, new scienti¢c rules and principles evolve and become de¢ned. Contemporary society has bene¢ted substantially from both the knowledge and the materials created by these technology periods.