Covers the general aspects of polymer materials, the 'Big 5' technical polymers, spider silk nanostructure, synthetic polymers, major application segments of plastics, and the activities of the Polymer Science department at EPFL.
Explores real polymer chains, effective interaction potentials, excluded volume, and solvent classification, providing insights into polymer solutions and melts.
Explores the thermodynamics of polymer blends, phase diagrams, miscible blends, phase segregation, block copolymers, and applications in thermoplastic elastomers and nanotechnology.
Explores the glassy state in polymers, the glass transition temperature, and factors impacting Tg, providing insights into polymer interactions and Tg determination.
Explores viscoelasticity in polymer materials, emphasizing time-dependent behavior and transitions in properties, and discusses Dynamic Mechanical Analysis.
