- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Helical and higher structural ordering in poly(2 methoxystyrene) biocompatibility and cell adhesion studies of poly(2 mehtoxystyrene), 2004
- Creator:
- Gordon, Keith L.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Poly(2 methoxystyrene) has been synthesized by a variety of polymerization pathways such as anionic, free radical, and helix sense anionic. The polymers were casted on glass slides and cell adhesion, cell morphology, and cell growth were observed using HeLa Ovarian Cancer cell culture. Tissue culture modified poly(styrene) (TCPS) was used as a control. HeLa cell growth and adhesion was established onto all of the polymers but at different levels of preference. In all cases, the HeLa cells showed the best growth on ( ) and (+) optically active helical poly(2 methoxystyrene) (+) and ( ) P2MS. Remarkably, the HeLa Ovarian Cancer cells displayed a chiral preference for (+) optically active helical P2MS.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2004_gordon_keith_l
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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