Cation‐Induced Unidirectional Self‐Assembly of Amino‐Terminated Poly(propylene imine) Dendrimers

Nanofibers are fabricated by the self-assembly of poly(propylene imine) (PPI) dendrimers in the presence of cadmium cations in aqueous media. The fibers consist of ribbons of PPI dendrimers linked by the cations. Subsequently, micrometer-long nanofibers are decorated with gold nanoparticles via wet-chemical reduction. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.