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SoSe 14: Carbon based nanomaterial-polymer conjugates and their biomedical applications

Mohsen Aadeli

Hinweise für Studierende

Only in summerterm 2014!!!

Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen

In addition to a written exam, the students will give short presentations.

Kommentar

Introduction: Nanomedicine, the medicine of tomorrow Fullerenes: History and structure Functionalization of fullerenes by dry and wet approaches Fullerene polymers Biological activity and potential application of fullerene-polymer conjugates in nanomedicine Photothermal therapy by using fullerenes Fullerenes as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy Fullerenes in diagnosis Carbon nanotubes: History, structure, and properties Functionalization of carbon nanotubes; covalent and noncovalent approaches Grafting from Grafting to Functionalization of carbon nanotubes by polymers Carbon nanotube-polymer conjugates in nanomedicine Carbon nanotube base drug delivery systems Toxicity of carbon nanotubes Factors that dominate toxicity of carbon nanotubes and strategies to overcome this problem Graphene and graphene oxide: Interactions between graphene sheets and living cells History, structure Graphene oxide and graphene-polymer conjugates promising systems for biomedical applications Graphene based anticancer drug delivery systems Photothermal therapy Antiviruses and antibacterial properties of graphene sheets Schließen