SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERS WHICH MIMIC THE FUNCTIONS OF HEMOGLOBIN (HEME, VINYL, OXYGEN CARRIER)
The objective of this dissertation was the synthesis of a water soluble vinyl polymer which could model some of the properties of hemoglobin such as oxygen and carbon dioxide carrying capacity, hydrophobic domains and rigidity. The selection and synthesis of functional monomers was very important in...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1984
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8410283 |