Speciality Plastics and Applications
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Speciality Plastics and Applications Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Speciality Plastics and Applications (subject code 3172313) as prescribed for Plastic · Semester 7 divides the course into 4 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3172313)Unit 1 HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
- - Introduction - Structure
- Properties and applications of High performance plastics like Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Polyphynelene sulfone
- Polyphynelene ether
- Polyether sulfone
- Polyamide imide
- Polyether imide
Unit 2 PLASTICS USED IN MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS
- - Material Requirements for Plastics used in Medical Devices • Introduction
- • Material Characterization
- • Chemical Resistance
- • USP Class VI, ISO 10993
- • Shelf Life and Aging & Joining and Welding. - Polymer Additives for Medical Device Applications • Introduction
- • Types of Additives
- • Things to Consider When Using Additives
- Wear-Resistant and Lubricious Additives
- Laser Marking
- Radiopaque Additives
- Conductive Fillers
- Nanoadditives & Stabilizers. 10 Subject Code: 3172313 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 • Applications of commodity plastics like PVC, Polyolefins and Polystyrene in Medical Devices • Applications of engineering thermoplastics likeAcrylic, PC, PU, Polyamides in Medical Devices • Applications of high performance thermoplastics like Polysulfones
- Polyphenelyne Sulfones
Unit 3 USE OF PLASTICS IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS-I
- -High Temperature and Fire-Resistant Polymers - Liquid Crystal Polymers - Electroactive Polymers: • Filled polymers and inherently conductive polymers and their applications like Rechargeable batteries
- Electrochromic devices
- Electrostatic discharge protection • Photoconductive polymers • Polymers in Fibre optics • Piezo- and Pyroelectric Polymers and its applications -Polymers in Optical information storage - Polymers in adhesives: Solvent based adhesives
- water based adhesives
- hot melt adhesives
- radiation-curable adhesives
Unit 4 USE OF PLASTICS IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS-II
- -Degradable polymers
- Applications of Degradable polymers: Packaging
- medical and related applications(controlled release agents and tissue engineering) - Synthetic Polymer Membranes: Membrane Preparation
- Applications -Hydrogels -Shape memory polymers -Microencapsulation and its applications -Polymer Nanocomposites - Ionic Polymers: • Physical properties and applications: Ionic crosslinking
- Ion exchange
- hydrophylicity • Ionomers: Polyethylene Ionomers
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