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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)"”.
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Size Exclusion Chromatography of Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) Homopolymers and Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) Copolymers
… weights and molecular weight distributions of polymers. An important advancement in SEC is multidetection SEC which includes multi-angle laser light scattering, viscometry, refractive index and UV spectroscopy to analyze block and graft copolymers as well as polymers with oligomeric molecular …
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Characterization of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) polymer with soft ionization
In my work, PEtOx-800 polymer with both water and methanol end groups was studied by soft ionization. The poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) is an important water-soluble and heat sensitive polymer. The PEtOx has found many commercial applications and has a good potential in pharmaceutical industry.
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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(2-Ethyl-2-Oxazoline) Functional Prepolymers and Block Copolymers
… the synthesis and characterization of functional poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx) containing homo- and block copolymers that are potential materials for membrane-based water purification and gas separation, drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging and tissue engineering applications. The …
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Synthesis and Functionalization of Poly(ethylene oxide-b-ethyloxazoline) Diblock Copolymers with Phosphonate Ions
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOX) are biocompatible polymers that act as hydrophilic "stealth" drug carriers. As block copolymers, the PEOX group offers a wider variety of functionalization. The goal of this project was to synthesize a poly(ethylene …
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Development and In-Vitro Evaluation of Long Circulating Liposomes for Targeted Delivery of Gemcitabine and Irinotecan in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
… prime candidate. While surface modification with polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugates remains the most commonly used technique to develop long circulating liposomes, its shortcomings including but not limited to anaphylatoxin production, platelet activation, immunogenicity, express a need for a …
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Synthesis, characterization and properties of epoxide containing block and alternating copolymers
… of epoxide containing block and alternating copolymers has been investigated in this research. Poly(ethylene oxide-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEO) copolymers have been synthesized with poly(ethylene oxide) macroinitiators ranging from O.75K-40K. Monohydroxy functionalized PEO oligomers have been …
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Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) containing multiphase systems
This research is focused on the polymerization of 2-alkyl-2-oxazoline homopolymers and 2-alkyl-2-oxazoline containing copolymers with well-defined structures. In addition, the potential of selected materials as polymer blend compatibilizers was briefly evaluated. The polymerization of …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Pol(arylene ethers) for Gas Separation and Water Desalination Membranes
… on the synthesis and characterization of various poly(arylene ether)s to improve the efficiency of gas separation and water desalination membranes. This class of polymers includes polymers such as poly(arylene ether sulfone), poly(arylene ether ketone) and poly(phenylene oxide) which offer …
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Synthesis of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers for Use in Biomedical Applications
… on the synthesis of three amphiphilic block copolymer systems containing poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) blocks. The polymer systems were developed for use in biomedical applications. The first of these is a series of poly(ethylene oxide-b-oxazoline) (PEO-b-POX) diblock copolymers for use in the …
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Self-assembly of cross-linked polymer micelles into complex higher-order aggregates
The creation of complex polymer structures has been one of the major research topics over the last couple of decades. This work deals with the synthesis of (block co-)polymers, the creation of complex and stimuli-responsive aggregates by self-assembly, and the cross-linking of these structures. …
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Stabilization of Submicron Metal Oxide Particles in Aqueous Media
… that define a good anchor block for a copolymer steric stabilizer was performed. The study focused on the effects of different functional groups on the adsorption properties of polymers. In addition, the effect of chain architecture as well as the impact of a hydrophobic end-group on …
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Studies of adsorption and stabilization of silica suspensions using well-defined polymeric dispersants
Solutions of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) in water and several alcohols were characterized by light scattering and cloud point measurements. The second virial coefficients in water were found to decrease with increasing temperature, reflecting lower critical solution …
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Improving Impact Properties of Novatein through Polymer Blending and Reactive Extrusion
… horticultural and meat processing industries. Polymer blending is often used for improving material properties cost effectively. This study aimed to improve the energy absorbing properties of Novatein through manipulating the morphology of blends and assessing the factors that are important …
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Processing Extrudable Sheets using Decoloured Bloodmeal
… (DBT), a thermoplastic protein material, with poly (lactic acid) (PLA), a semi-crystalline polymer, and subsequently processing the blend into a sheet using extrusion. Free radical grafting was used to graft itaconic anhydride onto PLA to create reactive side groups. Blends of DBT and PLA …