Fig.

S1 Calculating method of theoretical number of amines immobilized onto the surface

of single MNP.

Table S1 Theoretical number of amines immobilized onto the surface of single MNP

Number of amines *Radius of Theoretical number of dendrons Theoretical number of amines

Generation of dendron dendron onto the surface of onto the surface of
(molecules) (nm) a single MNP (molecules) a single MNP (molecules)

4
G1 4 1.1 4797 1.9×10

4
G2 8 1.45 2761 2.2×10

4
G3 16 1.8 1791 2.9×10

4
G4 32 2.25 1147 3.7×10

4
G5 64 2.7 796 5.1×10

4
G6 128 3.35 517 6.6×10

* Tetrahedron, 2003, D.A.Tomalia et al.