Developing new routes towards precision and function in materials synthesis and properties / Dafni Moatsou This thesis explores three methods for the synthesis of materials with precise sequence and functions. Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction to the main concepts that underpin the methods used throughout the thesis. Chapter 2 examines the use of norbornenes for the synthesis of precision polymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization by taking advantage of the different reactivity of different isomers of the monomers. Chapter 3 suggests the use of dioxepins for single monomer insertion in the ringopening metathesis polymerization of norbornenes. Chapter 4 describes the synthesis of a temperature-responsive protein-polymer bioconjugate and the study of its properties. Chapter 5 evaluates the synthetic parameters of L-proline-containing nanogels as a function of their ability to catalyze organic reactions. Chapter 6 discusses the attempt to modulate the cross-linking of nanogels by a photoreactive cross-linker based on thymine.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:667655 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Moatsou, Dafni |
| Publisher | University of Warwick |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/72809/ |
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