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Polymer Properties: Meeting High Tedinolqgy Challenges Parti Friday, March 16,1990 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Central 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Mountain 8:00 AM-12 Noon Pacific This exciting satellite seminar on polymers — Part Π in our series — focuses on current technology and future directions in electrically conducting polymers, hetero-phase polymer systems, and synthetic and biological polymer composites. Join three distinguished polymer experts as they present the latest research and developments in these intriguing areas: • molecular architecture-property relationships for polymeric hetero-phase systems • conductive polymers — how they work, why they are unique and useful • the phase and microphase behavior of homopolymers and block copolymer systems In addition, learn the how's and why's of this important technology: • how to process conductive polymers • how organic polymers can be rendered conductive • why polymer composites are more than simple technology • how filled polymer composites could replace fiberreinforced composites • how to obtain desirable mechanical properties from hetero-phase polymer systems
Brief Course Outline Hetero-phase polymer systems: thermodynamics and phase behavior of mixtures. .. difference between systems of small molecules and polymeric systems. .. microphase separation in block copolymers — domain morphologies and properties... interfaces and interfacial activity... molecular structure as related to physical properties Electrically conducting polymers: requirements for conductivity... synthesis... doping methods... structure and reactivity. .. applications Polymer composites: synthetic and biological: properties of filled polymer composites. . . properties of natural and synthetic structures.. . other natural materials
Who Should Take This Course If you want to learn to use structure-property relationships in polymers to develop materials with conductive or desirable mechanical properties — or if you develop or test new polymer systems in your work — this course will benefit you. You should have a basic knowledge of organic and polymer chemistry.
Instructors Dale J. Meier, Professor of Polymer Physics and Senior Research Scientist at Michigan Molecular Institute Gary E. Wnek, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Paul D. Calvert, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona
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