Entry requirements

120 credits in science/engineering with (1) 60 credits in chemistry or (2) 30 credits in chemistry and 30 credits in physics/biology. Chemical Thermodynamics and Single Variable Calculus are recommended.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• describe the structure of polymers and being able to apply thermodynamic relations on polymer systems, especially phase equilibria and swelling properties of gels
• describe, analyse, and solve problems based on the properties of viscoelastic materials
• describe the electronic properties of polymeric semiconductors, and apply this knowledge on relevant problems, especially in energy related areas
• discuss and predict how different materials can be joined together using adhesion, and be able to suggest and motivate suitable methods to solve a given problem
• search, summarise, and present information starting from a question related to the content of the course
• carry out experiments related to the content of the course, and present results and conclusions in a clear and linguistically correct way

Content

Polymer structure, thermodynamics for polymer solutions and polymer melts, adhesion, physically and chemically cross-linked gels, polymeric semiconductors, rheological concepts and relations, linear and non-linear viscoelasticity, electrorheology

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, laboratory classes, and projects

Assessment

Written examination at the of the course/during the course. The theoretical part corresponds to 6 credits and laboratory classes and project to 4 credits. The final grade corresponds to weighting the grades for the theory part and the lab work and project respectively.