Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical and Materials Engineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
(1) General aspects of polymeric materials
(2) Characterisation of (polymeric) materials
(3) Design of properties during synthesis
(4) Design of properties via processing
(5) Design of properties with additives
(6) Special design requirements for plastic parts
(7) Plastic waste
(8) Industrial selection of (polymeric) materials
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Ability to understand the basic principles of polymer physics and the differentiation of polymeric materials from other materials
Understanding how to measure and assess material properties
Understanding of basic technologies to design properties of polymeric materials (incl. plasturgy)
Ability to apply the learned principles to un-known situations
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, IV.2, VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VII.2 of the MSc in biomedical engineering.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, III.2, IV.2, VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VII.2 of the MSc in engineering physics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Medium level English to follow the course
Chimie Macromoleculaire (Anne-Sophie Duwez)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Powerpoint presentation
Recommended or required readings
Plastics Technology; C. Bonten (Hanser Publishers)
User's Guide to Plastic; U. Bruder (Hanser Publishers)
2 hours written exam
English
No tools or books allowed
About 50% of the exam questions will "force" the student to applied learned principles to an unknown case
Work placement(s)
Optional
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Course is generally given in blocks of 4 hours
Contacts
Klaus Keck
+ 41 79 107 4357
+ 32 4 73 17 64 65
klaus.keck@songwon.com