M.S. Theses: Recent submissions

  • Design and synthesis of drug molecules against prostate cancer 
    Şahin, Tuba. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Prostate cancer is a common disease in today’s world; especially in the western world it is the most prevalent cancer among men. It is believed that there is a correlation between prostate cancer and increased levels of ...
  • Synthesis and microcontact molding of functionalizable hydrogels 
    Yapar, Serap. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Hydrogels are crosslinked polymers that have large number of hydrophilic groups and capacity to hold water in their three dimensional network structure. These materials have a wide range of application in biomedical and ...
  • Anti-angiogenesis chemotherapy agents 
    Çıtak, Duygu. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Angiogenesis can be explained as the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature. It has an important and vital role in growth and development, as well as in wound healing. Anti-angiogenic substances suppress ...
  • Synthesis of angiogenesis inhibitors and their conjugation to macromolecules 
    Tanrıver, Gamze. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Angiogenesis is a term used for formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. Normally, angiogenesis process is essential for wound healing yet, unregulated angiogenesis plays a pivotal role on tumor growth and ...
  • The effect of selected pesticides on the growth and nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria 
    Güner (Sıvacı), Sima. (Thesis (M.S.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1992., 1992.)
    Algae, in general, are the primitive form of higher plants and they are found in water bodies and in moist locations such as tree trunks, walls, rocks and damp soil. Many species are found in all parts of the world, from ...
  • Development of reactive phosphonate and phosphonic acid-contaning methacrylates 
    Edizer, Seda. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Four novel phosphonated methacrylate, two novel phosphonic acid-containing methacrylate and one phosphate-containing methacrylate monomers have been synthesized using three different routes and studied for their potential ...
  • Novel dendron-polymer conjugates for drug delivery 
    Gök, Özgül. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Multi-armed macromolecules have attracted increasing attention as polymeric scaffolds for biological applications. One of the significant ways to improve the properties of these architectures is the incorporation of ...
  • Thiol reactive polymers and hydrogels 
    Kosif, İrem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Synthesis of polymers and hydrogels with reactive side chains has attracted considerable attention since these polymers are widely utilized in bioconjugation. We have recently introduced the synthesis of polymers decorated ...
  • Surface modification of polyvinyl alcohol films by functionalized soybean oil triglycerides 
    Çavuşoğlu, Jesmi. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    In this study, maleinized (SOMAP) and isocyanated (SONCO) soybean oil triglycerides have been successfully grafted onto the surface of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films. The surface grafting occured through the reaction of ...
  • Orthogonally functionalizable maleimide based styrenic polymers 
    Yılmaz, İdil İpek. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Polymers containing maleimide groups on their side chains have been synthesized by utilization of a novel styrenic monomer containing a masked maleimide unit. Diels-Alder reaction between furan and maleimide was adapted ...
  • Functional hydrogels via click chemistry 
    Altın, Hüseyin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Hydrogels are three dimensionally crosslinked water soluble polymer networks which can absorb high quantity of water. In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of articles related to hydrogels due ...
  • Cyclodextrin based microcapsules and gels 
    Özdemir, Fırat. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Microcapsules and hydrogels are two classes of functional materials that have recently arouse great interest. The former can be utilized as containers as an alternative to micelles and vesicles whereas the latter have been ...
  • Modeling free radical polymerization: cyclization and chain transfer reactions 
    Uğur, İlke. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    In this study, the free radical polymerization of different unsaturated compounds is investigated. In the first part entitled “Cyclopolymerization Reactions of Diallyl Monomers: Exploring Electronic and Steric Effects ...
  • Effect of the ester (R) groups on the controlled/living ATRP cyclopolymerization of alkyl alpha-(hydroxymethyl) acrylate (RHMA) ether dimers 
    Bayrak, Sezgin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Previous cyclopolymerization studies of alkyl α-(hydroxymethyl) acrylate (RHMA) ether dimers showed that they are superior to non-cyclic linear ones due to improved thermal stability and high glass transition temperatures. ...
  • Dendritic-linear copolymers via diels-alder cycloaddition 
    Tonga, Murat. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Dendronized polymers are growing as an area in the synthesis of macromolecular architectures. Widespread interest and applications of such structural designs necessitates development of novel synthetic methods. In order ...
  • The predicted environmental distribution of substituted benzene derivatives 
    İşeri, Reyhan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1986., 1986.)
    The aim of this study is to calculate environmental equilibrium distributions of substituted benzenes and thus to indicate where each of them goes and what relative concentrations they adopt i n the environmental compartments. ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of well-defined diblock copolymers of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(vinyl acetate) 
    Özgüç, Çimen. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    In this study the synthesis of well-defined diblock copolymers of poly(Nisopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and poly(vinyl acetate) (PVA) was performed for the first time by macromolecular design via interchange of xanthates ...
  • Photocatalytic activities of ZnO-based materials: effect of rare-earth metal ion loading 
    Akalın, Şerife. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    In this study, pure and rare earth metal loaded ZnO photocatalytic materials have been prepared by coprecipitation method using the precursors of zinc and metal ions. These materials have been characterized by using scanning ...
  • Preparation of silica nanoparticles in reversed micellar sysytems 
    Dağlı, Ayşegül. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    When surfactants are in apolar media, they form reverse micelles by encapsulating a water droplet inside their hydrophilic head groups. The hydrophilic core of the water droplet which is dispersed in the oily apolar ...
  • Dendrimer assembly via non-covalent interactions 
    Karayel, Ali Hikmet. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Dendrimers are monodisperse and highly branched macromolecules which are built around a core. The segments that combine to form a dendrimer are called dendrons. The synthesis of dendrimers can be undertaken in a manner ...

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