Polymers in cosmetics 0600-S2-ChK-PK
Lecture:
1. Number-, weight-, viscometric- and z-average degrees of polymerization and molecular weights, and methods of their determination.
2. Key physicochemical and functional properties of polymers in the context of cosmetic applications, assessment of the properties of polymer materials and the role of polymers in cosmetic products
3. Film-forming substances and their use in the cosmetics industry
4. Characterization of polyelectrolytes
5. Characteristics of selected synthetic polymers used in cosmetics - vinyl polymers, PEG, silicones
6. Characteristics of selected natural polymers used in cosmetics - polysaccharides, cellulose and its derivatives, hyaluronic acid, chitin
7. Polymeric packaging for the cosmetic industry.
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Observation/demonstration teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
- informative (conventional) lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- classic problem-solving
Online teaching methods
Type of course
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
Lecture: written examination – W1-W4, U1-U2, K1, K2
Assessment criteria:
fail- below 50%
satisfactory- 51-60%
satisfactory plus- 61-65%
good – 66-76%
good plus- 77-80%
very good- 81-100%
Bibliography
Roztwory polimerów. Huppenthal, L., Wyd. UMK, Toruń 2008
Chemia i technologia kosmetyków, E. Sikora, M. Olszańska, J. Ogonowski, wyd. PK, 2012
Chemia kosmetyczna wybrane zagadnienia, pod red. A. Sionkowskiej, Wyd. UMK, Toruń 2019
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