# Lecture Notes

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SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES
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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 Surface Engineering Using Graft Copolymers | (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)