Student
Teacher
Description
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : |  |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Keywords | : | smart material, hydrogel, polymer, drug delivery, hydrogen bonding |
Also of Interest
Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: Hydrogels – hair gel & nappies
In these activities students investigate hydrogels – polymeric smart materials. They are found in many products, including disposable nappies and chea...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Classic Chemistry Experiments : Polymer slime
A solution of polyvinyl alcohol can be made into a gel (slime) by adding a borax
solution, which creates crosslinks between chains. In this activity,...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : |  |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: PVA polymer slime
A solution of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) can be made into a slime by adding borax solution,which creates crosslinks between polymer chains. In this activ...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Chemistry in your cupboard: Veet
This tutorial discusses the structure of hair, from the amino acids to the secondary protein structures, before considering the action of a chemical d...
Type of Activity | : | independent |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 16 to 18 years |
Chem IT - Kevlar
A zipped folder containing a context PowerPoint linked to a webpage with an embedded Chime image. To display the interactive image the MDL Chime plug-...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 16 to 18 years |