M.S. Theses: Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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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