The course teaches the basics and terminology of polymer synthesis. To synthesize various polymeric materials, different polymerization techniques are required. This course will introduce representative polymerization methodologies and will discuss how they operate in order to yield materials with enhanced polymeric characteristics.
Learning objective
1) The students will be able to recognize different polymer types and associate them with their chemical structure and properties (i.e. rubber elasticity, glass transition temperature, etc.) 2) The students will become familiar with various synthetic methods to produce polymers of different architectures and topologies 3) The students will be exposed to different characterization methods (e.g. size exclusion chromatography, mass-spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance) that are necessary to confirm the successful synthesis and structure of a polymer 4) The students will understand the mechanism of selected polymerization methodologies 5) The students will be introduced to state-of-the-art polymer synthesis and recent literature examples will be critically discussed
Lecture slides with references to further literature will be available on Moodle
Literature
L. Mandelkern „An Introduction to Macromolecules“ J. M. G. Cowie “Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials publications mentioned on the slides
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
In examination block for
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Materials Science 2020 (Examination Block 2)
The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Mode of examination
written 120 minutes
Written aids
None.
If the course unit is part of an examination block, the credits are allocated for the successful completion of the whole block. This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding.
Learning materials
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Groups
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Restrictions
There are no additional restrictions for the registration.
Performance assessment as a semester course