Novel Macromolecular Architectures Via a Combination of Cyclodextrin Host/Guest Complexation and Raft Polymerization

By Bernhard Volkmar Konrad Jakob Schmidt

Book Overview

In this thesis, Bernhard Schmidt describes his research into two fields in the chemical sciences: supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry. Schmidt first investigates cyclodextrins (CDs), which are well known for the formation of supramolecular host/guest complexes with hydrophobic molecules in aqueous solution. Schmidt then also examines reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization as a well-suited toll for the synthesis of water-soluble end-functionalized polymers. The author skillfully combines both concepts as a powerful tool to access reversibly forming macromolecular architectures. The novel methods and architectures presented in this work are highly interesting from both a fundamental point of view as well as a basis for the design of efficient drug release systems. The work in this thesis has led to a number of publications in top peer-reviewed journals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319359983
• ISBN13: 9783319359984
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"