Browsing by Subject "hydrogel"
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Design and development of novel self-assembled luminescent lanthanide complexes in solution and in soft materials
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of ChemistrySchool of Chemistry, 2017)This thesis describes the design, synthesis and characterisation of naphthyl-dipicolylamide (naphthyl-dpa) ligands for sensitisation of lanthanide, Ln(III), emission. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the fundamental ... -
The effect of concentration, cooling rate and cell seeding density on the initial mechanical properties of agarose hydrogels.
(2009)Agarose hydrogels are commonly used for cartilage tissue engineering studies and to provide a three dimensional environment to investigate cellular mechanobiology. Interpreting the results of such studies requires accurate ...