MAT6302   Polymers Materials Chemistry   (15 credits)

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Types of materials used in dental and bio-materials application (A brief introduction) Synthesis of Polymers, including step growth polymerisation (Polycondensation), addition polymerisation, functionality and polycondensation reactions, Ionic Polymerisation, Copolymerisation, Stereoregular Polymerisation, The Conformations of Polymer Chains, Polymer Relative Molecular Mass, Polymer Crystals, Applications and Environmental Impact of Polymers in relation to dental and bio-materials, (i.e., degradation etc.), chemical structure properties and their characterisation, and physical properties change due to the chemical structure change) .

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