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I. The synthesis of organotin-modified poly(vinyl alcohol) for the inhibition of Candida albicans. II. The synthesis and structural characterization of titanocene-containing polyethers based on ethylene glycols

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1991
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Organotin-modified poly(vinyl alcohol) products and titanocene-containing polyethers were synthesized via the interfacial polymerization technique. The structures were determined using infrared and mass spectroscopy. Further characterization involved elemental analysis, thermal analysis, and solubility studies. For the organotin products, the biological activities towards selected microorganisms were determined. The products exhibited selective inhibition of Candida Albicans, the microorganism most responsible for yeast infections in man. The titanocene-containing polyethers exhibited flexibility when derived from longer chained polyethylene glycols, but were inflexible when shorter chained polyethylene glycols were used.
Title: I. The synthesis of organotin-modified poly(vinyl alcohol) for the inhibition of Candida albicans. II. The synthesis and structural characterization of titanocene-containing polyethers based on ethylene glycols.
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Name(s): Reckleben, Lisa.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Carraher, Charles E., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1991
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 126 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Organotin-modified poly(vinyl alcohol) products and titanocene-containing polyethers were synthesized via the interfacial polymerization technique. The structures were determined using infrared and mass spectroscopy. Further characterization involved elemental analysis, thermal analysis, and solubility studies. For the organotin products, the biological activities towards selected microorganisms were determined. The products exhibited selective inhibition of Candida Albicans, the microorganism most responsible for yeast infections in man. The titanocene-containing polyethers exhibited flexibility when derived from longer chained polyethylene glycols, but were inflexible when shorter chained polyethylene glycols were used.
Identifier: 14752 (digitool), FADT14752 (IID), fau:11543 (fedora)
Note(s): Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1991.
Subject(s): Candida albicans
Organometallic polymers
Polymerization
Polyethylene glycol
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