polymer chem Flashcards
what do entanglements do
help hold the material together
when does entanglement occur
high molecular weight
polydispersity
weight average/number average
weight average equals number average
PDI=1 so monodisperse
if PDI = 2
polydispersed
which is larger? weight or number average
weight average
two things that chain branching and crosslinking do
- increase MW
- change bulk properties
3 factors affecting polymer properties
chain length, branching, and crosslinking
plasticizers do what?
- spread polymer chains apart
- facilitate slippage between chains (lubricant effect)
properties that can be manipulated to improve dental resins
- mechanical
- rheometric
- thermal
- solvation
factors affecting mechanical properties
- interpolymer interactions
- cross linking
- cross branching
rheometric properties are about what
flow behaviour
rheometric properties can include what types of recovery
- elastic
- viscoelastic
solvation properties: long chains dissolve fast or slow?
slow
what can affect polymer dissolution
Mw, pdi, crosslinking, crystallinity, chain branching, adsorbed molecules
polymers can be molded above what?
Tg (glass transition temperature)
temp at which an amorphous polymer goes from hard to soft
glass transition temp (Tg)
temp at which an amorphous polymer goes from disordered to ordered
crystallization temp (Tc)
temp at which a crystalline polymer goes from ordered to disordered
melting temp (Tm)
what transitions are seen in completely amorphous polymers?
only Tg
what transitions are seen in semicrystalline polymers?
Tg, Tc, and Tm
polymers that are heated above Tg to be reshaped many times?
thermoplastic