(Polymer Physics)

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Hiemenz and Lodge, Polymer Chemistry: Second Edition, 2007.

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1Introduction to
Polymers

Polymer:
Polymer means a class of macromolecules consisting one or more
types of repeated chemical units, which are covalently bonded together.
(repeated chemical unit: monomer, which is
a small group of covalently bonded atoms)

DNA

ATGC
DNA!

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Goodyear

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1920Staudinger

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(conformation)
Segment Unit


polymer

(cluster)!
NiggliGroth
(~10)

Staudinger

StaudingerX

1928~1930MarkMeyerX

Staudinger
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Staudinger

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(conformation)
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 Staudinger
!
Kuhn

FloryHuggins

DebyeZimm

FloryFox

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Polymer

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P. J. Flory
(1910 ~ 1985)
(~1937):

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P. J. Flory

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P. G. de Gennes
1991

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Structure
Conformation
Size
Molecular Weight

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Structure
Chemical Structure
(Molecular Level)
Monomer Type
3-D Arrangement of Atoms
Molecular Weight (Distribution)

Arrangement of
Molecules
Crystal Structure
Crystal Lamellae
Spherulite
Ordered Microstructure
Micelles

Molecular Weight Determination

Scattering

Spectroscopy

Microscopy
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Properties
Thermal

Mechanical

Electrical

T; P; V; Cp; Cv;
Stress
Dielectric Const.
Free Energy,...
Strain
Dipole Moment
Melting Temp.
Toughness
Conductivity
Glass Transition Temp. Storage Modulus
Degradation Temp.
Loss Modulus

DSC; micro-TA
TGA
TMA; DMA
DEA

Optical
Refraction
Reflection
Adsorption
Scattering

Spectroscopy

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Our aim is to explore

Structure

Properties

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Contents
1.
2.

Introduction
Introduction to Chain Molecules: Configuration,
Molecular Weights (Ch. 1)
3. Polymer Conformations: Molecular Sizes (Ch. 6)
Solution Properties of Polymers:
4. Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions, Measurement of
Number-Average M. W. (Ch. 7)
5. Light Scattering by Polymer Solutions, Measurement of
Weight-Average M. W. (Ch. 8)
6. Dynamics of Dilution Polymer Solutions, Measurement of
Viscosity-Average M. W. (Ch. 9)

Solid State and Bulk Properties of Polymers:

7. Crystalline Polymers (Ch. 13)
8. Glass Transition (Ch. 12)
9. Network, Gels, and Rubber Elasticity (Ch. 10)
10. Linear Viscoelasticity (Ch. 11)

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Chain Structure
and Configuration

Ch. 1 of Hiemenz and Lodge

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