A three-dimensional view of a polystyrene domain in polystyrene/polybutadiene triblock copolymer. The computer graphic, reconstructed from transmission electron micrographs, shows the packing sequence and individual deviations in the microstructure of an ultrathin copolymer film. (Image courtesy of LBL Research Review, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 1987, p. 28.)
Instructor(s)
Mr. Harlan Breindel
Prof. Paula Hammond
MIT Course Number
10.467
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Description
Experiments in this class are broadly aimed at acquainting students with the range of properties of polymers, methods of synthesis, and physical chemistry. Some examples of laboratory work include solution polymerization of acrylamide, bead polymerization of divinylbenzene, and interfacial polymerization of nylon 6,10. Evaluation of networks by tensile and swelling experiments, rheology of polymer solutions and suspensions, and physical properties of natural and silicone rubber are also covered.