1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00389252

Autore

TREMBLAY, Michel

Titolo

Contes pour buveurs attardés / Michel Tremblay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Saint-Laurent], : BQ, 1996

ISBN

28-940613-4-X

Descrizione fisica

183 p. ; 18 cm.

Disciplina

843.54

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298614403321

Autore

Hatton Fiona L

Titolo

Hyperbranched Polydendrons : A New Macromolecular Architecture / / by Fiona L. Hatton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-18753-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

668.92

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Polymers

Nanochemistry

Medicinal Chemistry

Polymer Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Liverpool, UK"--T.p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Synthesis and characterisation of hyp-polydendron



materials and subsequent anoparticle formation -- Mixing dendron and PEG initiators for the polymerisation of branched pHPMA and aqueous nanoparticle formation -- Mixing dendron and PEG initiators for the polymerisation of branched pHPMA and formation of sterically stabilised nanoparticles -- Hyp-Polydendrons; studies of nanoprecipitation behavior -- Conclusions and Future work -- Experimental.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis outlines the first synthesis of a new complex branched polymer architecture that aims to combine the benefits of dendrimers with the simplicity of conventional polymerisation. There is no other available literature on these remarkable materials, dubbed hyperbranched polydendrons, due to their novelty. The new materials were shown to have very high molecular weights (>1,000,000 g/mol), exceptional self-assembly and encapsulation behaviour and unparalleled functionalisation capabilities, and were studied pharmacologically to determine their potential as oral nanomedicine candidates. The detailed investigation of the chemical variables involved in synthesising hyperbranched polydendrons has shown that their self-assembly and pharmacological behaviour can be turned on and off and fine-tuned by altering the composition of the materials. The permeation of the self-assembled particles through model gut epithelium suggests the potential for oral dosing of drug loaded nanomedicines that result in circulating nanoparticles – a research goal that is currently being pursued by several groups around the globe.