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Polymer chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Polymer chemistry syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
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Polymer fundamentals
- Definitions: monomer, oligomer, polymer, macromolecule — Definitions: monomer, oligomer, polymer, macromolecule
- Average molecular weights: Mn, Mw, polydispersity index — Average molecular weights: Mn, Mw, polydispersity index
- Polymer architecture: linear, branched, cross-linked, network — Polymer architecture: linear, branched, cross-linked, network
- Tacticity: isotactic, syndiotactic, atactic — Tacticity: isotactic, syndiotactic, atactic
- Copolymers: random, alternating, block, graft — Copolymers: random, alternating, block, graft
Polymerization mechanisms
- Step-growth (condensation) polymerization — Step-growth (condensation) polymerization
- Carothers equation and gel point — Carothers equation and gel point
- Chain-growth (addition) polymerization — Chain-growth (addition) polymerization
- Free-radical polymerization: initiation, propagation, termination — Free-radical polymerization: initiation, propagation, termination
- Radical inhibitors and retarders — Radical inhibitors and retarders
Polymer properties and transitions
- Glass transition temperature: factors affecting Tg — Glass transition temperature: factors affecting Tg
- Crystallinity and melting temperature — Crystallinity and melting temperature
- Factors affecting crystallization rate — Factors affecting crystallization rate
- Amorphous vs semicrystalline morphology — Amorphous vs semicrystalline morphology
- Polymer blends and compatibilization — Polymer blends and compatibilization
Characterization methods
- Size-exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) — Size-exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC)
- Light scattering for molecular weight — Light scattering for molecular weight
- Viscometry and intrinsic viscosity — Viscometry and intrinsic viscosity
- Differential scanning calorimetry for Tg and Tm — Differential scanning calorimetry for Tg and Tm
- Thermogravimetric analysis for thermal stability — Thermogravimetric analysis for thermal stability
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- Polymer fundamentals
Definitions: monomer, oligomer, polymer, macromolecule
Coming soon - Polymerization mechanisms
Step-growth (condensation) polymerization
Coming soon - Polymer properties and transitions
Glass transition temperature: factors affecting Tg
Coming soon - Characterization methods
Size-exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC)
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