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| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Course Overview Polymer Design and Synthesis Reaction Types and Processes Introduction to Step Growth | (PDF) |
| Step Growth Polymerization | ||
| 2 |
Molecular Weight (MW) Control Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD) in Equilibrium Step Condensation Polymerizations Interchange Reactions: Effects on Processing and Product Application Example: Common Polyesters | (PDF) |
| 3 |
Step Growth Polymerization Types of Monomers Kinetics and Equilibrium Considerations Closed vs. Open Systems | (PDF) |
| 4 |
Common Processing Approaches Near-equilibrium vs. Far from Equilibrium Homogeneous Solution and Bulk Polymerization | (PDF) |
| 5 |
Interfacial Polymerizations Application Examples: Polyamides | (PDF) |
| 6 |
Other Polymers of Interest Obtained by Step-Growth Polyaramids Polyimides Segmented and Block Copolymers from Step Condensation Methods | (PDF) |
| 7 |
Crosslinking and Branching Network Formation and Gelation Carothers Equation: Pn Approach | (PDF) |
| 8 |
Network Formation Statistical Approach: Pw Approach A Word on MWD for Nonlinear Polymerizations | (PDF) |
| 9 |
Step-by-Step Approaches I: Polypeptide Synthesis: Examples from Biology Step-by-Step Approaches II: Dendrimers, Traditional Convergent and Divergent Routes New "one-pot" Approaches to Hyperbranced Species | (PDF) |
| Free Radical Chain Polymerization | ||
| 10 | Introduction to Radical Polymerization | (PDF) |
| 11 |
Radical Polymerization Homogeneous Reaction Rate Kinetics | (PDF) |
| 12 |
Free Radical Kinetic Chain Length MWD Chain Transfer Energetics | (PDF) |
| 13 |
Thermodynamics of Free Radical Polymerizations Ceiling T's Tromsdorff Effect Instantaneous Pn | (PDF) |
| 14 | Processing Approaches: Emulsion Polymerization Processes | (PDF) |
| 15 |
Processing Approaches: Suspension (Bead) Polymerization Processes Polyvinyl Chloride Via Precipitation Polymerization Polyethylene Via Radical Polymerization | (PDF) |
| 16 |
Ziegler-Natta Catalysis Stereochemistry of Polymers | (PDF) |
| 17 | Stereoregular Polymerizations | (PDF) |
| 18 | Radical Copolymerization: Alternating to Block Copolymers | (PDF) |
| Ionic Polymerization | ||
| 19 |
Metallocene Chemistry Introduction to New Developments from Brookhart, et al. | (PDF) |
| 20 |
Introduction to Anionic Polymerization Monomers Applicable to Anionic Methods Kinetics of "Nonliving" Anionic Polymerization | (PDF) |
| 21 |
Living Anionic Polymerization Effects of Initiator and Solvent | (PDF) |
| 22 | Anionic Block Copolymerization | (PDF) |
| 23 |
Anionic Ring Opening Polymerization End Group Functionalization Telechelic Oligomers and Novel Architectures Using Coupling Techniques | (PDF) |
| 24 |
Introduction to Cationic Polymerization Monomers Kinetics | (PDF) |
| 25 |
"Living" Cationic Polymerizations Examples of Cationic Polymerization Isobutyl Rubber Synthesis Polyvinyl Ethers | (PDF) |
| 26 |
Anionic Ring Opening Polymerization Cationic Ring Opening Polymerization Other Ring Opening Polymerizations | (PDF) |
| 27 | Polysiloxanes, Lactams, etc. | (PDF) |
| Polymer Functionalization and Modification | ||
| 28 |
Introduction to Polymer Functionalization: Motivations, Yield, Crystallinity, Solubility Issues Common Functionalization Approaches | (PDF) |
| 29 | Functionalization Case Studies: Biomaterials Systems, Liquid Crystal (LC) Polymers | (PDF) |
| Less Traditional Approaches to Polymer Synthesis | ||
| 30 |
Surface Functionalization of Polymers, Graft Copolymerization Approaches to Making Comb and Graft Architectures Grafting onto Existing Polymer Surfaces | (PDF) |
| 31 |
"Living" Free Radical Approaches: Stable Free Radical Polymerization Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) | (PDF) |
| 32 |
ATRP RAFT and Other New Methods Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) | (PDF) |
| 33 |
ROMP Oxidative Coupling Electrochemical Polymerizations Case Study: Electro-active Polymers | (PDF) |
| 34 | Inorganic Polymer Synthesis | (PDF) |
| 35 |
Macromolecular Systems Via Secondary Bonding: Use of H-bonding and Ionic Charge to Build Structures Concept of Self-Assembly - From Primary Structure to Complex Structure | (PDF) |