Polymer Chemistry for Bioengineers

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, seven hours. Requisite: course C204 or C205. Fundamental concepts of polymer synthesis, including step-growth, chain growth (ionic, radical, metal catalyzed), and ring-opening, with focus on factors that can be used to control chain length, chain length distribution, and chain-end functionality, chain copolymerization, and stereochemistry in polymerizations. Presentation of applications of use of different polymerization techniques. Concepts of step-growth, chain-growth, ring-opening, and coordination polymerization, and effects of synthesis route on polymer properties. Lectures include both theory and practical issues demonstrated through examples. Concurrently scheduled with course C107. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
N/A
Organization
N/A
Time
N/A
Overall
N/A

Course

Instructor
Timothy Deming
Previously taught
24W 23W 22W 21W 20W 19W 18W 17W 15W 14W 13W

Previous Grades

Grade distributions not available.