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2016　Material Design of Polymers

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Academic unit or major
Innovative and Engineered Materials
Instructor(s)
Abe Hideki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive 1-4(J231)  
Group
-
Course number
ZIA.C402
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
1-2Q
Syllabus updated
2016/4/27
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Polymeric materials have distribution in their molecular weight, and they form characteristic aggregate structure (solid-state structure) in various scale. Both the chemical structure (molecular structure) of repeat units constituting polymer chain and the aggregate structure (solid-state structure) act as an important factor in regulating their physical properties and functions of materials. By this lecture, I survey it about the relationships between physical properties and functions of polymeric materials and the molecular structure, solid-state structure, and molding method of polymer materials, and also explain it about the basic way of thinking for designs of polymer materials having appropriate performance.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Selecting the synthetic methods based on their understanding of the features of polymeric materials
2) Design high performance polymeric materials based on their understanding of the solid-state structure and processing techniques
3) Design high functional polymeric materials based on their understanding of the surface modification techniques
4) Propose original strategy for development of novel functional polymeric materials

Keywords

Polymer synthesis, molecular structure, solid-state structure, surface structure, high-performance polymeric materials, high-functional polymeric materials

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Two-third of each class is devoted to fundamentals and application. The rest is provided to exercise problems related to the contents of this course. The course is held as intensive lectures, and each two classes is held in one day.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Syntheses and molecular structure of polymeric materials-1 Understand the features of polymeric materials and synthetic methods
Class 2 Syntheses and molecular structure of polymeric materials-2 Understand the features of polymeric materials and synthetic methods
Class 3 Regulation of solid-state structure and design of high-performance materials-1 Understand the relationship between the solid-state structure and physical properties
Class 4 Regulation of solid-state structure and design of high-performance materials-2 Understand the relationship between the solid-state structure and physical properties
Class 5 Modification of surface structure and design of high-functional materials-1 Understand the surface modification methods and functionality imparting techniques
Class 6 Modification of surface structure and design of high-functional materials-2 Understand the surface modification methods and functionality imparting techniques
Class 7 Topics of novel functional polymers and perspective-1 Understand the required characteristics of novel functional polymer materials and propose their design guidelines
Class 8 Topics of novel functional polymers and perspective-2 Understand the required characteristics of novel functional polymer materials and propose their design guidelines

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class when necessary and elaborated on using PowerPoint slides.

Assessment criteria and methods

Assessment is based on the attendance point (50%) and the level of attainment of students judging from the exercise (50%).

Related courses

  • MAT.C412 ： Polymeric Biomaterials

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites are necessary.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

E-mail: habe[at]riken.jp

Office hours

E-mail for an appointment.

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