Properties and Characterization of Polymeric Materials

Catalog description

An introductory graduate-level course in soft condensed matter physics dealing with the synthesis, structure, and properties of polymers, biopolymers and polymeric materials. The course provides a brief introduction to polymer syntheses based on chemical reaction kinetics, it covers polymer characterization and a broad range of properties of polymers and polymeric materials, including solution properties, thermal properties, rheological and mechanical properties, and surface properties. Some topics will be explored in more detail through semester projects, presented at a Polymer Symposium at the end of the semester. Open only to graduate students.