{"id":4919,"date":"2016-07-21T18:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=4919"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:37:48","slug":"teaching-and-graduate-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=4919","title":{"rendered":"Teaching and Graduate Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>FIRST SEMESTER<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Prof. Dr. Omar Azzaroni
\nCourse: MACROMOL\u00c9CULAS<\/p>\n

Aims and objectives<\/strong>
\nThe main goals of the course are: (a) to understand the physicochemical basis of macromolecular and polymeric materials, (b) to develop an understanding of the relationship between the chemical and physical properties of polymers and develop an understanding of structure-property
\nrelationships, (c) to gain a knowledge of physical characterization methods used to characterize polymers and understand their molecular structure and architecture, and (d) to develop necessary experimental skills required for polymer synthesis and characterization, (e) to train students for a
\nfuture career in academia or industry, particularly in industries that manufacture, process, develop,and use polymeric materials.<\/p>\n

Content<\/strong><\/p>\n

Synthetic Polymer Chemistry<\/strong>
\nPolymer structure. Classification of polymerization reactions. Preparation and characterization of the most important polymer types. Theory and practice of step growth polymerization, radical polymerization, ionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization, polymerization by transition
\nmetal catalysts, suspension and emulsion polymerization; group transfer polymerization; metathesis polymerization.<\/p>\n

Physical Chemistry of Polymers<\/strong>
\nMain characteristics of macromolecular chains. Statistical thermodynamics, configuration and conformation of isolated polymer chains. The rotational isomeric state model. Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of polymer solutions, scaling theory, single chain dynamics. Elasticity of
\nmacromolecules and elasticity of elastomer materials. The glassy state and the glass transition of polymer materials. Viscoelasticity and rheology of polymers. Semicrystalline polymers and polymer crystallization.<\/p>\n

Polymer Characterization<\/strong>
\nCharacterization of polymers by up to fifteen methods, including spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance, Raman, infrared), mechanical (tensile, dynamic mechanical, rheological), microscopic (electron and optical microscopy), physicochemical (intrinsic viscosity, differential scanning,
\ncalorimetry, gel permeation chromatography) and scattering (light, x-rays). Molecular simulation techniques introduced. Lectures provide a state of-the- art description of these and additional polymer characterization methods.<\/p>\n

Morphology of Polymers<\/strong>
\nMethods of structural characterization for important morphological classes of polymers. Overview of scattering physics leading to a discussion of specific techniques such as small and wide angle x-ray and transmission electron microscopy.<\/p>\n

Polymeric Materials<\/strong>
\nPolymeric materials surveyed include mesophases, liquid crystalline polymers, polymer blends, block copolymers, and crystalline polymers forming lamellae or spherulites.<\/p>\n

Specific learning outcomes of the course<\/strong>
\nAt the end of this course, students will be able to:<\/p>\n