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Polymer science

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Polymer Chemistry: Synthesis and Engineering Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores polymer chemistry, synthesis techniques, and macromolecular engineering, emphasizing living polymerization methods and course organization.

Polymer Science: Introduction and Major Polymer Classes Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the introduction to polymer materials, major polymer classes, applications, challenges, and activities at EPFL.

Autonomously Moving and Assembling Soft Matter Systems Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores autonomously moving and assembling soft matter systems, focusing on hydrogel actuators, latch-mediated spring actuation, and self-spinning filament bundles.

Polymer Science: General Aspects and Technical Polymers Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

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.

Life-cycle Impacts of Polymers Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores impact categories, polymer comparison, and environmental aspects in life cycle assessment.

Life Cycle Assessment: Impact Categories and Examples Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores impact categories in Life Cycle Assessment and compares petro- vs bio-based polymers.

Controlling Dispersity Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the concept of dispersity in polymer science, exploring strategies to control it and its impact on polymer properties and self-assembly.

Polymer Science: Entanglement and Reptation Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the concepts of entanglement and reptation in polymer science, focusing on chain constraints and relaxation behavior.

Polymer Blends: Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the thermodynamics of polymer blends, phase diagrams, miscible blends, phase segregation, block copolymers, and applications in thermoplastic elastomers and nanotechnology.

Polymer Chain Architecture and Properties Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores polymer chain architecture, properties, states, types, branching, length, configuration, isomerism, tacticity, polymerization, nomenclature, copolymers, molecular weight distribution, and thermal transitions.

Polymer Science: Entanglement & Reptation Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the Rouse model for polymer viscoelasticity, entanglement, reptation, and dynamics of polymer chains in a solvent.

Polymer Science: Molecular Weight Determination Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers practical methods for determining polymer molecular weight distribution and average molar masses using various analytical techniques.