Spakowitz Research Group

Theory and Computation of Biological Processes and Soft Materials

CHEMENG 466. Polymer Physics

Concepts and applications in the equilibrium and dynamic behavior of polymeric fluids. Topics include solution thermodynamics, scaling concepts, semiflexibility, characterization of polymer size (light scattering, osmotic pressure, size-exclusion chromatography, intrinsic viscosity), viscoelasticity, rheological measurements, polyelectrolytes, liquid crystals, biopolymers, and gels.