Glycopolymer code : synthesis of glycopolymers and their applications / edited by C. Remzi Becer, Queen Mary University of London, UK and Laura Hartmann, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becer, C. Remzi, editor.

Hartmann, Laura, editor.

Series:

RSC polymer chemistry series ; Number 15.

RSC Polymer Chemistry Series, 2044-0790 ; Number 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biopolymers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.

Summary:

A complete overview of the preparation, characterization and applications of glycopolymers from leading researchers in the field.

Contents:

Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Small Molecule Ligands for Bacterial Lectins: Letters of an Antiadhesive Glycopolymer Code; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Lectin-Mediated Bacterial Adhesion; 1.3 Carbohydrate Specificity of Type 1 Fimbriae; 1.4 Tailor-Made FimH Antagonists; 1.5 Multivalent Inhibitors of Bacterial Adhesion; 1.6 Carbohydrate 'Letters' for Antiadhesive Glycopolymers; 1.7 No Risk, No Fun; 1.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Direct Synthesis of Glycopolymers Using Glycomonomers; 2.1 History of Glycopolymers; 2.2 Synthesis of Glycomonomers

2.2.1 Synthesis of Glycomonomers for Radical Polymerizations2.2.2 Synthesis of Glycomonomers for Anionic and Cationic Polymerization; 2.2.3 Glycomonomers for Ring-Opening Polymerization; 2.2.4 Glycomonomers for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP); 2.3 Conventional Free-Radical Polymerization; 2.3.1 Acrylamide Monomers; 2.3.2 (Meth)acrylate Monomers; 2.3.3 Styrene-Based Monomers; 2.3.4 Other Vinyl-Containing Glycomonomers; 2.4 Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP); 2.4.1 Stable Free-Radical Polymerization (SFRP); 2.4.2 Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)

2.4.3 Single-Electron Transfer-Living Radical Polymerization (SET-LRP)2.4.4 Reversible-Addition Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT); 2.5 Ionic Chain Polymerization; 2.6 Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP); 2.7 Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP); 2.8 Polycondensation; 2.9 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Synthesis and Characterization of Glycopolypeptides; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Polypeptide Synthesis by Ring-Opening Polymerization; 3.2.1 Synthesis of Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides; 3.2.2 Polymerization Mechanisms and Protocols

4.8 Calixsugar Assembly via Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition4.9 Calixsugar Assembly via Nucleophilic Substitution in Tosyltetrazoles; 4.10 Calixsugar Assembly via Isothiocyanate-Amine Addition; 4.11 Calixsugar Assembly via Thiol-Ene Coupling; 4.12 Miscellanea; 4.13 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Dendritic Glyco Architectures - From H-Bond-Driven Molecular Interactions to Their Potential Use in Brain Disease Therapy; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Molecular Architectures and Characteristics for Molecular Interactions; 5.3 Molecular and Biological Interactions of Dendritic Glycopolymers

5.4 Biocompatibility, Cellular Uptake Processes and Crossing the Blood-Brain-Barrier

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782622666

1782622667

9781782624684

1782624686