Explores the theory of rubber elasticity, including entropy-driven behavior, swelling of polymer networks, and applications of thermoplastic elastomers.
Explores the classification, molecular structures, mechanical behavior, and viscoelastic properties of polymers, emphasizing temperature effects and material responses.
Explores polymer synthesis basics, including step and radical chain polymerization, molecular weight control, copolymerization, and crosslinked polymers for microengineering.
Explores the thermodynamics of polymer blends, phase diagrams, miscible blends, phase segregation, block copolymers, and applications in thermoplastic elastomers and nanotechnology.
Explores the definition, key properties, synthesis schemes, and applications of hydrogels as biomaterials, emphasizing their importance in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and cell biology.
Explores the synthesis and applications of polymer brushes, including controlled polymerization techniques and their use in protein microarrays and cell adhesion.
