A dendrimer-based building block for theranostics was designed. The multifunctional dendrimer is polyamide-based and contains nine azide termini, nine amine termini, and fifty- four terminal acid groups. Orthogonal functionalization of the multifunctional dendrimer with a near-infrared (NIR) cyanine dye afforded the final dendrimer that shows fluorescence in the NIR region and no toxicity toward T98G human cells. The synthetic strategy described ...
