Part I. Effects of Pyramidalization at Nitrogen In a Series of Donor-Pi-Acceptor Dyes Part II. Effects of Vinyltrimethoxysilane on Bone Growth Templates.

dc.contributor.advisor Friedli, Andrienne en_US
dc.contributor.author Robinson, Matthew Allen en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Dunlap, Norma en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Handy, Scott en_US
dc.contributor.department Chemistry en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-02T19:01:56Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-02T19:01:56Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-11 en_US
dc.description.abstract Part I. Several methods have been developed to synthesize and optimize the parameters for organic materials that display nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. To determine the effect of donor group geometry on stability and conjugation in donor-pi-acceptor polyenes, compounds 1-8 were synthesized and characterized. Dyes were characterized with UV/Vis, IR, HRMS, and 1H/13C NMR spectroscopy. UV and 1H NMR solvatochromism (in a wide range of solvents) was correlated with the pi* polarity scale and NMR coupling constants were related to bond length alternation. It was found that dyes containing a thiobarbituric acid acceptor showed better solubility, linear positive UV solvatochromism when plotted against the solvent pi* polarity, and exhibited solvatochromic trends in NMR. Dyes containing a tricyanofuran acceptor had poor solubility, increased solvent sensitivity in UV studies, and limited 1H NMR information due to peak overlap. Results were supported with geometry calculations using B3LYP and HF methods. en_US
dc.description.abstract Part II. A vast amount of research has been conducted to understand the mechanisms of bone degeneration as well as methods to promote bone growth. Mesoporous silicate (m-SiO2) foams are biocompatible, have comparable pore size to bone, and are conducive to growth of bone-forming cells, osteoblasts. However, they lack the required mechanical strength for application as regenerative scaffolds. To increase crosslinking and flexibility during the foam template coating process, vinyl trimethoxysilane (VTMS) was incorporated into the sol-gel coating. Polyurethane foams were iteratively dip-coated with sol-gel, irradiated with a 450 W UV lamp and then air-dried to give 1-12 layer materials. The foams were calcined at 600 oC in a Lindberg furnace to remove the organic component, resulting in an inorganic scaffold. The materials were analyzed using SEM images including an analysis of the effect of drying time and VTMS content on pore sizes. Statistically, the data showed minimal differences between samples containing VTMS and those without the cross-linker. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3656
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject.umi Chemistry en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Masters en_US
dc.title Part I. Effects of Pyramidalization at Nitrogen In a Series of Donor-Pi-Acceptor Dyes Part II. Effects of Vinyltrimethoxysilane on Bone Growth Templates. en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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