CHEM 627
Supramolecular Chemistry
Fall 2023 · Polymer Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Topics
- Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization
- Anionic and cationic polymerization
- Controlled radical polymerization
- Ring-opening polymerization
- Block copolymers
- Self-assembly
- Polymer drug delivery
- Stimuli-responsive release
- Nanogels and hydrogels
- Tissue engineering
Readings
- R. J. Young and P. A. Lovell, Introduction to Polymers, 3rd ed. CRC Press.
- N. Hadjichristidis, S. Pispas and G. A. Floudas, Block Copolymers: Synthetic Strategies, Physical Properties, and Applications.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Fall 2023
- Historical Fall 2023 syllabus. Both textbooks explicitly recommended; research-article choices for presentations are individualized. Explicit graduate cross-listing in the syllabus header with CHEM 427.