MOL-42096 Degradation of Polymers, 5 cr
Additional information
This course is lectured during every other academic year. The course is lectured next time 2016-2017.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Will not be lectured year 2015-2016
Person responsible
Jyrki Vuorinen, Minna Kellomäki
-->Requirements
In order to complete this course you will have to attend keynote lecture(s) and prepare and give a lecture about a given topic. Final grade is based on final exam and your own lecture.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning Outcomes
After finishing the course, the student is able to define what various mechanisms induce degradation of polymers and what can be done to prevent, slow down or control these processes. Student is also familiar with methods that can be used to evaluate degradation of polymers and is able to analyze and apply these results in practice.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Importance of polymer degradation. | ||
| 2. | Mechanisms of polymer degradation for different polymer types/structures. | ||
| 3. | Means of polymer degradation. | ||
| 4. | Effects of polymer degradation on product properties. | ||
| 5. | Polymer stabilization and destabilization. | ||
| 6. | Distinguish biostable and biodegradable polymers and correspond other core contents to different polymer types. |
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Lecture slides | Yes |
Additional information about prerequisites
Previous courses about basics of materials and polymer science are mandatory. Since students may have done these in other universities, they are requested to show their pre-knowledge in the beginning of the course.
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| MOL-42096 Degradation of Polymers, 5 cr | MOL-6616 Degradation of Polymers, 5 cr |