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Apr 23, 2024
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CH 3670 - Polymer Chemistry3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The course will cover basics of polymer nomenclature, synthesis, characterization, and properties. Biopolymers and bio-plastics will be introduced. Examples of major applications of polymeric materials will also be presented. (prereq: CH 200 or CH 200A or CH 200B or equivalent.)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify structures of polymers
- Understand the mechanisms of step-growth and chain-growth polymerization and biopolymer processing
- Apply methods for polymers characterization, and analyze characterization data
- Discuss the concepts ‘biodegradability’ and ‘biocompatibility’
- Discuss industrial applications of polymers in general, and design polymers for industrial application
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Introductions to polymers and biopolymers
- Naturally occurring polymers
- Polymer structure
- Principle of polymerization
- Polymer processing
- Polymer purification
- Polymer characterization: Physics and Chemistry
- Biocompatibility of polymers
- Polymers: biomedical application
- Bioplastics
- Polymers: architecture and environmental applications
- Engineering polymers: market and regulations
Coordinator
Wujie Zhang
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