The development of bioabsorbable hydrogels on the basis of polyester grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Elvira Vidović

The development of bioabsorbable hydrogels on the basis of polyester grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Master of Science Elvira Vidovi ć aus Mostar, Bosnien und Herzegowina Berichter: Universitätsprofessor Dr. rer. nat. H. Höcker Universitätsprofessorin Dr. D. Klee Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 04. September 2006 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge my gratitude to Professor Dr. H. Höcker for his supervision and constructive criticism for the successful completion of my PhD work, carried out at the Department of Textile Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, from January 2002 to January 2005. I would like to extend my gratitude to Professor Dr. D. Klee, who allowed me to carry out the PhD work, for her suggestions and help. I owe a lot of thanks to Professor Dr. Z. Janovi ć, whose motivation, constant encouragement and support, helped me to make this effort and complete the PhD work. A very special thanks goes to Dr. A. Juki ć who helped me out lots of times in different stages of this work. I am greatly indebted to Dr. P.