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Structure and Properties of Polymer Materials
FCH-MCO_SVPAcad. year: 2021/2022
The subject builds on basic knowledge obtained in previous terms regarding the field of macromolecular chemistry and structure of materials including polymers. It targets more thorough explanation and understanding of polymer structure from molecular one to supramolecular one and its reflection on final polymer properties. Since the structure of material controls its properties, the measurement of the polymer properties serves as the feedback to its structure and understanding of the structure can lead to the “polymer tailoring”. Lectured are selected direct and indirect methods for imaging and deduction of supramolecular structure together with basic methods to measure the polymer composition. Explained are principles of selected methods, suitable process of specimen preparation, proper choice of measuring conditions, and correct interpretation of the obtained data.
Since the subject simultaneously runs with Practices of instrumental and structure analysis targeted on direct imaging and indirect deduction of supramolecular structure, the sequence of particular themes is a little disordered in order to found theoretical basis for selected themes. Knowledge obtained in this subject is the basis for Practices from structure and polymer properties in next term.
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Oral examination, which follows successful written test (at least 60 %).
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2. Methods of supramolecular structure uncovering and its imaging by Confocal laser scanning microscopy.
3. Polymers and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
4. Polymers and Fourier-transformed Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
5. Polymers and Raman spectroscopy.
6. Molecular structure of polymers.
7. Molecular weight of polymers.
8. Polymers a thermogravimetry (TGA), polymers and thermomechanical analysis (TMA).
9. Polymers and dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA).
10. Polymers and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
11. UV-VIS of polymers, elastic and dynamic light scattering.
12. Morphology of liquid crystals, polymer blends, copolymers and composites.
13. Morphology of deformed and fractured polymer surfaces, morphological effects on polymer properties.
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Basic literature
Ehrenstein, GW, Riedel, G, Trawiel, P: Thermal Analysis of Plastics: Theory and Practice. Hanser Gardner Publications, Cincinnati 2004. (CS)
Characterization and analysis of polymers. 1. Edition. Canada, New Jersey : Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, 2008. 977 p. ISBN: 978-0-470-23300-9. (CS)
Lednický, František. Mikroskopie a morfologie polymerů : Díl 1. Mikroskopie polymerů a preparační techniky. 1. vyd. Liberec : Fastr typo-tisk, 2009. 71 s. ISBN 978-80-7372-486-3. (CS)
Lednický, František. Mikroskopie a morfologie polymerů : Díl 2. Morfologie polymerů. 1. vyd. Liberec : Fastr typo-tisk, 2009. 97 s. ISBN 978-80-7372-486-3.3. (CS)
Menard, KP: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Techniques and Applications. CRC Press, Boca Raton 1999. (CS)
Woodward, AE. Atlas of Polymer Morphology. USA : Oxford University Press, 1989. 544 p. ISBN 978-0195207583. (CS)
Woodward, AE. Understanding Polymer Morphology. USA, New Yourk : Hanser Gardner Publications, 1995. 130 p. ISBN 978-1569901410. (CS)
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