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Polymer Science

Polymer Science

Introduction to Polymers

Engineering materials commonly known as plastics, rubbers, and adhesives are all correctly referred to as polymers. Over 15,000…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Polymer Science

FLORY-HUGGINS PARAMETER

Many thermodynamic properties of polymer solutions such as solubility, phase equlibria as well as swelling equilibria of isolated…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

POLYMER SOLUBILITY AND SOLUBILITY PARAMETER

Solubility parameters were initially developed to guide solvent selection in the paint and coatings industry. Today, they are…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF POLYMER SYSTEMS

The osmotic pressure is the minimum pressure that has to be applied to a polymer solution to prevent…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) for measurement of polymer molecular weight, size and structure. Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) is…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

Fractionation of Polymers

Introduction In the working group of Professor Wolf two different kinds of polymer fractionation techniques were developed. They…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

Molecular Weight Definition

Molecular weight is a measure of the sum of the atomic weight values of the atoms in a molecule. Molecular weight is used…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL
Polymer Science

Polymer Solutions

The importance assigned to polymer solutions, a topic whose discussion has evolved from a mere informative mention in…

September 27, 2021 · Rajil TL