Synthesis and application research in water treatment of the polyamidoamine dendrimer

The polyamidoamine(PAMAM)dendrimers have been intensively studied because of their well-defined three-dimensional structures, macromoleculeswith controlled sur-face functionality and size, relatively innox-ious and efficient, possibility of facile modification as a kind of high molecular compound. In this paper, the routes,advantages and disadvantages of PAMAM dendrimers were introduced. Recent research on PAMAM dendrimers as a water treatment agent is summarized and its action mechanism and influence factors are analyzed. Finally the de-velopment in the future was prospected.