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Complementary Design Of Optical And Photochemical Systems, Joshua Plank
Complementary Design Of Optical And Photochemical Systems, Joshua Plank
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
The ability to manipulate chemical systems has been prized through history as the bridge between the macroscopic and microscopic worlds. As an example, the camera obscura has arguably existed since the earliest days of humanity; however, it was the discovery of early silver halide chemistry that lead to the ability to fix these images into the earliest photographs. In modern photolithography employed in electronics manufacturing, the primary resolution limits arise not from the chemistry of the molecules involved, but from the limits of the systems used to project light. Thus, as much as photochemistry advances, optical imaging and projection techniques …
Microscale Chemical Manipulation And Imaging Using Photoactive Molecules And Light, Uroob Haris
Microscale Chemical Manipulation And Imaging Using Photoactive Molecules And Light, Uroob Haris
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
Chemical manipulation with light has been an active and growing area of research with important implications in materials science, biotechnology, and environmental science. From early investigations of light sensitive materials for photography in the 19th century, to printing billions of transistors on a semiconductor chip in present day, scientists have gained a deep understanding of photochemistry and the processes that allow us to harness light for everyday applications. In this work, we explore microscale fabrication and molecular imaging using light and photoactive molecules as foundational tools. We develop a visible-light mediated technique for high resolution microscale chemical lithography comprising …
Lipoates As Building Blocks Of Macromolecules, Mojdeh Raeisi
Lipoates As Building Blocks Of Macromolecules, Mojdeh Raeisi
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
Since the discovery of Lipoic acid in the early 1950s, there have been several studies to further investigate properties and applications of this interesting, naturally occurring compound. In 1956, the dynamic nature of disulfide bonds in Lipoic acid was reported, which can exist through conversions of monomeric disulfide, polymeric disulfide, and reduced form (dithiol) from one to another under proper conditions. This dynamic nature and reducibility of disulfide bonds via thiol-disulfide exchange, opened doors to the use of Lipoic acid in drug delivery systems, especially for delivery to cancer cells that suffer from overexpression of glutathione – a thiol-bearing tripeptide …
I. Non-Degradable Polysiloxane Networks For Controlled Release Applications, And Ii. Additive Free, Degradable Silyl-Ether Furyl-Maleimide Networks, Caleb M. Bunton
I. Non-Degradable Polysiloxane Networks For Controlled Release Applications, And Ii. Additive Free, Degradable Silyl-Ether Furyl-Maleimide Networks, Caleb M. Bunton
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
I. Two different series of non–degradable polysiloxane networks were prepared for the encapsulation and controlled release of a small molecule agent. For the first series, hydrosilylation was utilized to prepare networks of varying crosslink densities, as determined from swelling studies, from vinyl terminated and silylhydride functional poly(dimethyl)siloxanes. For the second series, the thiol-ene reaction was utilized to prepare networks of varying crosslink densities, as determined from swelling studies, from vinyl terminated and mercaptopropyl functional poly(dimethyl)siloxanes. Nile red dye was used as an encapsulated agent and dye release from each series of networks was measured using UV–vis spectroscopy to determine controllability …
Hypervalent Iodine Compounds With Carboxylate And Tetrazolate Ligands, Avichal Vaish
Hypervalent Iodine Compounds With Carboxylate And Tetrazolate Ligands, Avichal Vaish
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
In modern organic chemistry, hypervalent (HV) iodine(III) compounds are frequently used as oxidizing agents but application of λ3-iodanes in polymer and material chemistry is still underexplored. This dissertation describes the preparation of dynamic and self-healing materials by employing ligand exchange reactions involving HV iodine(III) compounds of the type ArIL2 (Ar = Aryl, L = ligand, e.g., carboxylate or (pseudo)halide). These compounds can undergo ligand exchange reactions in presence of nucleophiles (Nu-) to form ArINu2. Diacetoxyiodo benzene was successfully employed as a crosslinker to prepare dynamic and self-healing gels derived from carboxylate-containing polymers. Furthermore, …
Polyarylenes: Synthesis And Characterization Towards Advanced Applications, Stephen Budy
Polyarylenes: Synthesis And Characterization Towards Advanced Applications, Stephen Budy
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
A series of semi-fluorinated and non-fluorinated Diels−Alder step-growth polyarylene polymers and co-polymers were synthesized via typical oil bath heating (days/weeks) and more rapid microwave-assisted polymerization (hours). The polymers were characterized by multi-nuclear (1H, 13C, and 19F) NMR and ATR−FTIR spectroscopy, thermal analysis (TGA, DSC, and DMA), GPC, XRD, water contact analysis (WCA), and refractive index (RI) measurements. The NMR spectra indicated a mixture of para and meta conformations through the polymer backbone increasing to more para with greater fluorine content. Thermal gravimetric analysis revealed the fluorine-containing polyarylenes possessed the highest char yields at almost 80% at …
Hypervalent Iodine(Iii) Compounds With (Pseudo)Halide And Tetrazole Ligands In The Synthesis Of Functional Polymers, Rajesh Kumar
Hypervalent Iodine(Iii) Compounds With (Pseudo)Halide And Tetrazole Ligands In The Synthesis Of Functional Polymers, Rajesh Kumar
Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
The organic compounds of iodine(III) with the general formula ArIL2 (Ar = aryl, L = (pseudo) halides) degrade homolytically upon irradiation or heating to the corresponding monovalent iodine compound (ArI) and the radicals L• . If the latter contains a functional group, they can be used to initiate the polymerization of vinyl monomers to afford chain end-functionalized linear polymers. When "conventional" monovinyl monomers are copolymerized with di- or multivinyl monomers (crosslinkers) in the presence of relatively high concentrations of rapidly decomposing ArIL2 compounds, highly branched polymers are formed that contain multiple chain-end functionalities derived from the radicals …