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Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering

Graduate · Historical course

Fall 2004

Topics

  • Course Introduction, Perspective on Intermolecular Interactions and Relevance to Application
  • Molecular Interactions: Influence on Macroscopic Properties
  • Review of Chemical Structures and Trends
  • Polar and VanderWaal Interactions
  • Dielectric Constants - Origin and Importance
  • Solvation, Solvent Design, Solute Partitioning
  • Chelation and Co-solvents
  • Solvation of Large Molecules - Polymer Solubility
  • Block Copolymers - Ordered Nanophases
  • Introduction to Solid State and Intermolecular Interactions
  • Molecular Crystals
  • Hydrogen Bonding in the Solid State
  • Molecular Recognition and Self Assembly
  • Liquid Crystalline Systems - Thermotropic
  • Liquid Crystalline Systems - Lyotropic and Bio Examples
  • Micellar Systems
  • Micellar Systems (cont.)
  • Micellar Systems (cont.) / Applications
  • Introduction to Liquid / Solid Interactions
  • Wetting
  • Wetting (cont.)
  • Fundamentals of Adhesion
  • Adhesion (Special Guest - Prof. Christine Ortiz)
  • Molecular Adsorption
  • Friction
  • Polymer Adsorption / Adhesion to Surfaces
  • Polymer Surface Modification / Surface Engineering
  • Organic Monolayers (SAMs)
  • Organic Monolayers
  • Bio Applications of Organic Monolayers / Bioadhesion
  • Other Applications of Surface Modification
  • Project Presentations
  • Project Presentations (cont.)

Readings

  • No specific textbook is used for this course, but numerous topical handouts are provided from the recent literature and other materials including:
    Listed reading
  • Schwarzenbach, René P., Philip M. Gschwend, and Dieter M. Imboden. Environmental Organic Chemistry . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2002. ISBN: 9780471350538.
    Listed reading
  • Israelachvili, Jacob N. Intermolecular and Surface Forces: With Applications to Colloidal and Biological Systems . 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780123751812.
    Listed reading
  • Adamson, Arthur W., and Alice P. Gast. Physical Chemistry of Surfaces . 6th ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471148739.
    Listed reading
  • Garrett, Reginald H., and Charles M. Grisham. Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology . Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1994. ISBN: 9780030075971.
    Listed reading
  • No specific textbook is used for this course, but numerous topical handouts from the recent literature and other materials are provided in the readings section. ↗
    Listed reading
Sources