dendrimers

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001759",
  "term": "dendrimers",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Tree-like, highly branched, polymeric compounds. They grow three-dimensionally by the addition of shells of branched molecules to a central core. The overall globular shape and presence of cavities gives potential as drug carriers and contrast agents.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "nanomaterials",
    "polymers",
    "drug carriers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "dendrímeros"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dendrimers/"
}