Explores polymer synthesis basics, including step and radical chain polymerization, molecular weight control, copolymerization, and crosslinked polymers for microengineering.
Covers the basics of polymer biophysics, including DNA conformation modeling and the Boltzmann principle, emphasizing the exponential decay of correlations between segments.
Explores the definition, key properties, synthesis schemes, and applications of hydrogels as biomaterials, emphasizing their importance in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and cell biology.
