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Oligopeptide-Functionalized Graft Copolymers: Synthesis And Applications In Nucleic Acid Delivery, Rebecca Boudreaux Breitenkamp
Oligopeptide-Functionalized Graft Copolymers: Synthesis And Applications In Nucleic Acid Delivery, Rebecca Boudreaux Breitenkamp
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Utilizing the diverse functionality of amino acids, a new class of amphiphilic graft copolymers has been synthesized, characterized, and explored for applications in biomaterials and nucleic acid delivery. This thesis research focused on the syntheses of oligopeptide-functionalized polyesters and polyolefins. Polyester functionalization was geared towards applications in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery by incorporating sequences that promote cell-adhesion. These polyester- graft -oligopeptide materials were prepared by a 1,3-Huisgen cycloaddition reaction, "click" chemistry, of an azide-terminated oligopeptide (prepared by Fmoc-based solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS)) and alkyne-containing polyester (synthesized by ring-opening polymerization). Following the syntheses of these materials, they were …
Polymer Confinement And Translocation, Chiu Tai Andrew Wong
Polymer Confinement And Translocation, Chiu Tai Andrew Wong
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Single polymer passage through geometrically confined regions is ubiquitous in biology. Recent technological advances have made the direct study of its dynamics possible. We studied the capture of DNA molecules by the electroosmotic flow of a nanopore induced by its surface charge under an applied electric field. We showed theoretically that the DNA molecules underwent coil-stretch transitions at a critical radius around the nanopore and the transition assisted the polymer passage through the pore. To understand how a polymer worms through a narrow channel, we investigated the translocation dynamics of a Gaussian chain between two compartments connected with a cylindrical …
Synthesis And Interfacial Behavior Of Functional Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Prepared By Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Kurt E. Breitenkamp
Synthesis And Interfacial Behavior Of Functional Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Prepared By Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Kurt E. Breitenkamp
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This thesis describes the synthesis and application of a new series of amphiphilic graft copolymers with a hydrophobic polyolefin backbone and pendent hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafts. These copolymers are synthesized by ruthenium benzylidene-catalyzed ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of PEG-functionalized cyclic olefin macromonomers to afford polycyclooctene- graft -PEG (PCOE- g -PEG) copolymers with a number of tunable features, such as PEG graft density and length, crystallinity, and amphiphilicity. Macromonomers of this type were prepared first by coupling chemistry using commercially available PEG monomethyl ether derivatives and a carboxylic acid-functionalized cycloctene. In a second approach, macromonomers possessing a variety of PEG …
Effect Of Loading And Process Conditions On The Mechanical Behavior In Sebs Thermoplastic Elastomers (Tpes), Mohit Mamodia
Effect Of Loading And Process Conditions On The Mechanical Behavior In Sebs Thermoplastic Elastomers (Tpes), Mohit Mamodia
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Styrenic block copolymer thermoplastic elastomers are one of the most widely used thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) today. The focus of this research is to fundamentally understand the structure-processs-property relationships in these materials. Deformation behavior of the block copolymers with cylindrical and lamellar morphologies has been investigated in detail using unique techniques like deformation calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), combined in-situ small angle x-ray and wide angle x-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS). The research involves the study of structural changes that occur at different length scales along with the energetics involved upon deformation. The structural changes in the morphology of these systems on deformation …
The Analytical Modeling Of The Thermometric Performance Of Total Temperature Thermocouple Probes, Leroy Bertram Butler
The Analytical Modeling Of The Thermometric Performance Of Total Temperature Thermocouple Probes, Leroy Bertram Butler
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A total temperature thermocouple probe immersed in a moving gas stream undergoes thermal energy exchange by means of forced convection between the thermocouple wires and the flowing gas stream, conduction along the thermocouple wires to the probe mount, and radiation between the thermocouple junction wires and any surrounding structure. In general, the thermocouple junction does not indicate the true (stagnation) temperature of the gas stream, thus necessitating the calibration of total temperature probes to obtain correct temperature measurements.
Two models are developed to predict the temperature indicated by a total temperature probe (utilizing type K thermocouple wire) for a given …