The Chemistry of Polymeric Organic Materials

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The 21st century has seen the transition of carbon-based polymers from commodity bulk materials to sophisticated and intricately engineered materials with applications in biotechnology, energy harvesting and storage, separations, and sensing schemes. At the heart of these thrusts have been developments in the synthesis of organic polymers and methods for their fabrication into materials and devices. The aim of this course is to build a fundamental knowledge of polymer chemistry and survey their application to functional materials and devices. Topics covered in this course can be broken into three major categories: 1. Synthesis and characterization of polymers; 2. Processing and characterization of polymeric materials; 3. Applications of organic materials to modern challenges.