Published January, 2014
By Zacarias Leon and Zacarias Leon Gonzalez
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Springer Theses
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Zacarias Leon's thesis describes the development and validation of analytical methods to estimate the processes set in motion by percutaneous absorption of UV filters in sunscreen cosmetic products.

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Published November, 2013
By Jason A. Woolford
Publisher: Springer (Springer Berlin Heidelberg)
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This book describes an innovative, environmentally friendly photochemical step that converts trivial starting materials into otherwise difficult to construct fenstrane frameworks. The rigid cores of these frameworks have significant potential in drug design.

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Published November, 2013
By Michael A. Colman
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This thesis describes the development of biophysically detailed computer models of the human atria and torso to study the underlying mechanisms of cardiac diseases, some of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality.

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Published October, 2013
By Lina K. Blusch
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This thesis describes the first and long-sought successful synthesis of a new pyrazole-expanded porphyrin, a higher analog of porphyrin. In her thesis, Lina Blusch not only explains the challenging synthesis and characterization of the ligand system, but also its application to the synthesis of homo- and hetero-bimetallic Ni and Cu complexes.

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Published October, 2013
By Tsukasa Mizuhara
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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The author successfully developed novel anti-HIV PD 404182 derivatives that exhibited submicromolar inhibitory activity against both HIV-1 and HIV-2. The second part explains SAR studies of PD 404182 for the development of anti-HIV agents.

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Published October, 2013
By Eva Maria Huber
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In this acclaimed thesis, Eva Maria Huber reveals ground-breaking results by elucidating the crystal structure of the murine immunoproteasome in complex with a selective inhibitor.

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Published August, 2013
By Christopher Schirwitz
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This book outlines an improvement of the quality of in situ synthesized high-complexity peptide micro arrays. It details the development of a new method allowing for fast one-step purification of entire arrays without loss of resolution or spatial information.

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Published July, 2013
By Janet T. F. Lau
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Janet Lau's thesis describes her studies into the use of phthalocyanine-based photosensitizers in combined chemo- and photodynamic therapy (PDT) and targeted PDT.

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Published June, 2013
By Yue Yanan
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Furthermore, by using a combination of synthetic chemistry, polymer physics and molecular biology, Yue confirms that it is those cationic polymer chains free in the solution mixture, rather than those bound to DNA chains, that play a decisive role in intracellular trafficking.

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Published May, 2013
By Chiara Gualandi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Mainly, the author discusses the manipulation of polymer chemical structure and composition to tune scaffold physical properties, and optimization of scaffold 3D architecture by a smart use of both fabrication techniques.

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