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- 19Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
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- 3Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 2Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 2Department of Oncology
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- 4Vederas, John (Chemistry)
- 2Unsworth, Larry (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Derda, Ratmir
- 1Dr. Kaur, Kamaljit (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- 1Kaur, Kamaljit (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
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(RADA)4 Self-Assembling Peptide based Hydrogels: Design, Characterization and In-Vitro Biological Evaluation
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Ionic self-assembling peptides have emerged as promising nano-biomaterials, with direct applications in the fields of bioengineering and applicative medicine. (RADA)4 is a self-assembling 16 residue containing peptide, with alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues. This characteristic...
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Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Cancer Targeting α-Peptides and Novel Peptidomimetic β-Peptides
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Current cancer therapies have low specificity for tumor cells and have serious toxic side effects. Targeting drugs to the cancer cells can help improve the outcome of existing cancer therapies. In recent years, a number of peptides have been identified by peptide phage display for targeting...
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Development and Application of Protected Amino Acids for the Installation of Stable Post-translational Modifications Using Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis
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This thesis describes the synthesis of non-canonical amino acid building blocks and their use in solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) to explore peptidic drug analogues based on natural products. We replaced sensitive functionalities found in the structure of naturally produced peptides with...
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Development of polymer and lipid based nano-delivery systems for targeted cancer chemotherapy
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Conventional chemotherapy agents can kill tumor cells and inhibit tumor growth, but they produce severe side effects on normal cells at the same time. To shift the balance towards tumoral effects, it would be desirable to direct the anti-cancer drug towards tumor while restricting drug access to...
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Fall 2013
Protein adsorption at the biomaterial-tissue interface has several detrimental consequences which undermines the widespread application of engineered materials. Herein, it was asked what role protein secondary structures play in the adsorption of peptides, as well as how these structures affect...
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Fall 2015
Tumor targeting ligands provide a promising solution to the problems associated with the selective delivery of conventional cancer chemotherapeutics and diagnostics to cancer cells. Therefore, numerous cancer cell surface targeting peptides have been identified and evaluated. These peptides have...
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Spring 2016
Peptides have a host of beneficial physiological effects and are often considered for therapeutic application to treat disease. However, poor bioavailabilities, problems with administration, sensitivity to environmental factors, and susceptibility to proteases limit them. The work presented in...
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Evaluation of Phosphatidylserine-Binding Peptides Radiolabeled with Fluorine 18 for in vivo Imaging of Apoptosis
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We currently do not have a clinical method to directly assess apoptosis induced by cancer therapies. Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an attractive target for imaging apoptosis since it is on the exterior of the apoptotic cells and PS externalization is an early marker of apoptosis. PS-binding peptides...
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Spring 2016
Biomining is an efficient way for improving mineral extraction and remediation processes. Using specific/targeted separation is a promising method to increase purification yield of minerals and metals at low cost. In traditional methods extraction and purification of the desired materials from...