MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
MTE2530
Polymer morphology and structure
5 points + 26 lectures, 26 laboratory hours and tutorials + Second semester
+ Clayton + Prerequisites: MTE1510
Objectives The student should achieve a basic understanding of the
relationship between polymer structure and morphology and properties of
polymers.
Synopsis Macromolecular structure: chemistry of polymerisation,
molecular weight distributions, statistical description of chains, crystal
structure of polymers. Polymer phase behaviour: solubility, polymer blends,
miscibility vs. immiscibility, specific interactions in polymer blends, simple
phase diagrams, UCST, LCST spinodals.
Recommended reading
- Billmeyer F W Textbook of polymer science Wiley
- Sperling L H Introduction to polymer science Wiley, 1992
- Stachurski Z H Engineering science of polymeric materials RACI,
1987
Reference
- Young R J Introduction to polymers Chapman and Hall
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