As a polymer scientist do you use any theoretical models of any sort for any calculations or predictions?

Question: As a polymer scientist do you use any theoretical models of any sort for any calculations or predictions?
- Keywords:
  calculation,
  polymer,
  prediction,
  theory
Asked by 10^-33 cm to Anne, Arthur, Rose, Ruhina, Thomas on 18 Jun 2015.
- Ruhina Miller answered on 18 Jun 2015:
  
  As my group are based in an engineering department, we often use models to understand our work better, make predictions or validate results. As I’m still new to the field – the (occasional) models I work with are very basic!
- Thomas Farrugia answered on 18 Jun 2015:
  
  Ahoy ! I don’t use models as such, but I do use calculations to work out how much polymer to add onto my proteins to make sure I cover them by the right amount. I’ll be doing some modelling when working on another project, although will be liaising with a mathematician to build the models since that kind of maths isn’t my forte.
- Arthur Wilkinson answered on 19 Jun 2015:
  
  I study composites and their properties are often compared to theoretical calculations. A lot of the property data we measure is also used in computer-aided design models.
- Rose Simnett answered on 19 Jun 2015:
  
  I don’t use much modelling at the moment but I am going to start using some basic modelling to look at my polymers soon. I do use predictions to look at how much of the monomer goes into the polymers just like Thomas.

Question: As a polymer scientist do you use any theoretical models of any sort for any calculations or predictions?